A Mind Blowing Session with @ezzy... Award Winning Author.. Series and Short Story Author...Part One

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Our guest on The Inkpot this week is @ezzy , Steemit Award winning Novelist and Short story writer,he is one of the most creative writers i have seen on Steemit he publishes original stories on his blog consistently and i can assure you that is not easy ;)

This is lengthiest interview so far and it will be broken down into three parts and i assure you that it is a must read. So follow @ogochukwu and @literature-trail and never miss a part .
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Ogochukwu: What is your name and where do you come from?

Ezzy: My name is @ezzy (pronounced “easy”) and I’m from the good old town of London. Lived there all my life. In fact, I’ve lived in the same house on the same street all my life too! Where I’m staying now is the only home I’ve ever known and I love it here.

Ogochukwu: How did you learn about Steemit

Ezzy: Well, I got into crypto (specifically Bitcoin) since way back in 2014 so I’ve always had my finger on the pulse of what was going on in realms of “digital finance”.

I discovered Steemit while watching a video by none other than Craig Grant who I recall was very excited about it (and still is to this day). I kept a close eye on it from thereon out until the mega-pump! Like many others, I jumped on the Steemit bandwagon and haven’t looked back since.

Ogochukwu: What literary pilgrimages have you gone on?

Ezzy: Honestly, all my literary pilgrimages have been through reading through the works of various authors I hold in high esteem. Their words not only impart great stories that fascinate me to the core, but also expose their many diverse and unique writing styles as well as teaching me more about the writers themselves.

I believe if you want to peel back the layers of your favourite authors work, the pages of a book will provide most of the answers you want to know.

Ogochukwu: What do you think is the most unethical practice in the publishing industry?

Ezzy: Plagiarism, without a doubt. Taking an artist’s work and siphoning it off as your own. Personally, I consider that blatant theft and I’m glad our judicial system hold cases of the like in a very serious light.

Ogochukwu: Does writing energize or exhaust you?

Ezzy: Oh! Energize to the max! The feeling of creating something out of nothing. Building a vision of a world you and you alone saw first. Being able to bring about intense feelings within another individual simply by using various combinations of symbols and letters. THAT… is the drug I get high off of. And not much else comes close to that.

Ogochukwu: What are common traps for aspiring writers?

Ezzy: Well, I guess it could depend on their own personal drive and resilience against negative thoughts that may arise when writing. Remember that if one produces a novel, they will spend countless days in the same story with the same characters in the same world. It’s almost inevitable that “stale mind syndrome” may kick in from time to time.

But then again who ever said writing was easy? I see it as a fine art that can always be refined and improved upon. So, my advice should that ever happen is, don’t impose constrained timed goals on yourself to finish the project.

Step away for a while, however long it may be and resume when your mind is fresh and ready. Any writer should hopefully be able to relate to that.

Ogochukwu: Does a big ego help or hurt writers?

Ezzy: Well, it helps… To a degree. In that, confidence is a great asset to possess when caught in the throes of a session of writing. You’re decisive, know the objective you’re trying to achieve and just simply “do it”. But in saying that, I try my best to view each of my narratives as subjectively as possible.

After all, it’s the readers who will pass the ultimate judgment of your work and your final product should appeal to as large a target audience as your boundaries will allow. Being overly egotistical may lead to complacency and that is never a good thing in the world of literature.

Ogochukwu: What is your writing Kryptonite?

Ezzy: This is a very easy one. The infamous “writer’s block”. It’s a phenomenon that has apparently stopped authors dead in their tracks for years in some extreme cases! While some may argue that such a thing may not even exist, my first hand experience proves otherwise, at least to me.

I mean, swirls of twisting, writhing words spinning within your mind’s eye as you postulate over the right structure, grammar and syntax of your chapter. Is this the word best used to describe what I want to express? Have I repeated myself too many times in the last few sentences?

Does the whole thing gel together as I assume it does? Well, when contemplations like these start running amuck in my brain, I switch off and go do something completely different instead only to return a short while later refreshed and alert again. Thus far, this remedy has worked every single time.

Ogochukwu: Have you ever gotten reader’s block?

Ezzy: Well, I have a motto that I tend to live by on a daily basis. “Everything in moderation”. Reader’s block would only arise for me if I overloaded on nothing but book after book after book. I would never let something like that happen.

If your mind or body tells you to take a break, listen to it dutifully! I enjoy a range of various entertainments, be it watching movies, playing video games or even going for a run in the park.

Never force yourself into to a cycle of activities that continuously numb the mind. Change and adapt to retain innovative and new ways of thinking.

Ogochukwu: Did you ever consider writing under a pseudonym?

Ezzy: Well, I guess my pseudonym would be @ezzy, right? It’s brought me this far on Steemit so I doubt I’ll be changing it anytime soon. Though if using traditional publication channels, like say releasing a book on Kindle or something, I’d of course use my real name.

Ogochukwu: Do you try more to be original or to deliver to readers what they want?

Ezzy: A mix of both really. I will, without question, stick to my guns when it comes to my plot, story and overall creativity of the story I’m producing. But my style of writing must adhere to how a reader should perceive my words. That’s always a goal I strive towards. Be as complex as I can within the simplest sentence structures possible. There’s a very fine dividing line between the two.

The second Part of this Interview Will be posted on wednesday, so follow @ogochukwu and @literature-trail so you won't miss it.

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From the Inkpot host @ogochukwu, thanks for reading, share your thoughts about this show in the comments, if there is anything you feel that needs to be added feel free to suggest, if there is any Steemian you also want to be on the show feel free to suggest.

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The following are contests which are run by very wonderful Steemians
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50 word story contest which is run by @ogochukwu on @literature-trail
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The Art Challenge contest which is run by the amazing @aksinya on @artquest-trail
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The Art Trail contest which is run by the multitalented @paolobeneforti
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