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

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This is the Final part of the highly educative Interview with Steemit Award Winning Author @ezzy. Make Sure to follow his blog to get captivating stories.

His Interview series have been Interesting so far, you can follow these Links to read the Part OneAnd Part Two

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Ogochukwu: What’s the most difficult thing about writing characters from the opposite sex?

Ezzy: Living with a lady on a daily basis helps in understanding how they think and interpret various circumstances and quandaries.

At times, I may even ask my wife to advise me as to a particular female character in my work and how they might react to specific events.

Add to that my female friends, colleagues and people that I meet on a daily basis and it’s not too hard to get a broad spectrum of views and perspectives regarding the opposite sex.

I do believe there are fundamental differences in mindset between men and women. So care must be taken to make your characters appear as life-like and authentic as you possibly can.

Ogochukwu: How many hours a day do you write?

Ezzy: Some days I may go without writing anything at all, others I can get stuck in for literally half the day! But I guess on average around 2 hours a day.

Ogochukwu: Have you read anything that made you think differently about fiction?

Ezzy: I read and adore mostly fictional novels. Each journey the writer takes me on adds to the constantly developing set of criteria I base my own work upon.

The tangle of main and subplots, the complex elements of a character’s personality, the twists and turns as the story unfolds. I think it’s fair to say that each book I ever read affected me to some degree or another, by the time I had progressed to the final page.

Ogochukwu: How do you select the names of your characters?

Ezzy: Well, the strange thing is I’ve no strict set of rules as to how I choose a name. I let my subconscious do the brunt of the work for me and go with it’s particular suggestion.

Call it divine intervention or just random selections picked straight out of thin air. I simply know when a name sounds “right”. Of course, it’s all loosely based on the overall context of the story I write and research conducted on the subject matter at hand.

Ogochukwu: If you didn’t write, what would you do for work?

Ezzy: I love trading and finance per se. The global markets (especially currencies) is a hot passion of mine and I would gladly study and analyze charts all day long.

Boring to most I’m sure, but for some reason I can’t get enough of it.

Ogochukwu:Do you read your book reviews? How do you deal with bad or good ones?

Ezzy: By book reviews, I assume you mean the comments section for my blog within Steemit, lol! And yes, every comment I receive is a blessing as far as I’m concerned.

So far, I can’t think of a bad review as such. I’m happy to say that they’ve all been very positive indeed. But still, a book is only as good as the writer behind the keyboard and I realize nobody is perfect.

We are always changing and growing since the day we are born and it’s a continuous process that will endure until the very end.

Therefore, as humbled and proud as I am in garnering some overwhelmingly enthusiastic reviews (@jedau especially), I will always strive to top my last effort, whether I achieve it or not.

Ogochukwu: Do you hide any secrets in your books that only a few people will find?

Ezzy: Almost all of the characters in my stories involve real people I’ve associated with at one time or another. This may sound a little weird or parasitic but sometimes I “study” individuals I meet to pick out certain qualities or traits they possess.

This usually leads to most of my upcoming characters housing a mish-mash of various modifications to these distinctive attributes.

Different and peculiar I know, but that is the churn of a writer’s mind. But to answer your question, only people who know me in the “physical” realm would be able to see that I based a character profile on them.

Though in regards to future publications, that could soon be translated to my “online” social presence.

Ogochukwu: What one thing would you give up to become a better writer?

Ezzy: Television, lol! I used to be a TV crazed fanatic, sometimes keeping the set on in the background just for the sake of it. Now though, I watch and read so much incredible content on Steemit and YouTube that I probably wouldn’t even notice if the television disappeared entirely!

Ogochukwu: What are your favorite literary journals?

Ezzy: I used to subscribe to “Reader’s Digest” and loved the condensed books section. That proved to be a massive influence in my life and writing techniques in general.

Ogochukwu: What is your favorite childhood book?

Ezzy: “The Twits” by Roald Dahl. God, I loved that book. Still do! One of the funniest reads ever to this very day. The author was a benchmark standard when it came to pushing the boundaries of children’s imaginations.

Such a talented, creative genius. And might I add that his general repertoire of mind-bendingly brilliant books is a catalogue worth seeking out for kids and adults alike.

Ogochukwu: What is the most difficult part of your artistic process?

Ezzy: As I mentioned in a post I recently published, it’s dividing equal amounts of time to each of your envisaged actors and actresses.

You may find that one of your characters has an especially long narrative that simply cannot be broken up into smaller segments.

That could mean up to a few chapters without a mention or acknowledgement to any of the others. It’s a relatively rare occurrence but always proves problematic in areas of continuity and flow.

Ogochukwu: Does your family support your career as a writer?

Ezzy: Oh definitely! My lovely wife has been such an unbelievable source of inspiration and encouragement as she actually started blogging on Steemit way before I did.

So in reality, she was a main role model for me starting up a blog of my own. One of the best moves I ever made, might I add.

So yes, @rea, I owe everything to you!

Ogochukwu: If you had to do something differently as a child or teenager to become a better writer as an adult, what would you do?

Ezzy: I always loved writing but never put it into actual practice until well into my adult life. Too busy messing around with friends and generally wasting a hell of a lot of time.

Idle hands are the devils workshop

That infamous saying applied to me back then in every sense of the word.

So, spending more time honing an ability I already had and refining that skillset would be my answer. I’d do almost anything to get those precious years back, but then again that’s usually how things work out when we’re in our adolescence.

Ogochukwu: How long on average does it take you to write a book?

Ezzy: As I mentioned, “The Symbiotic Protocol” is pretty much finished and only the last few chapters remain to be published in the very near future.

But as to your question of how long the book took me to actually complete from start to finish? I’d say around 4 months.

Ogochukwu: Do you believe in writer’s block?

Ezzy: Yes, very much so. It’s a very real condition that requires a very real solution.

For myself, that involves taking your foot off the pedal for a while and letting the subconscious absorb and digest the masses of backlogged information stored within.

After a brief period of respite, you resume where you left off, refreshed and determined to produce a narrative worthy of your highest efforts.

Thank you all for reading, and I hoped you enjoyed the Interview.

Our Guest for next week is @ericvancewalton, A renowned Writer and the Author of Alarm Clock Dawn

@ogochukwu

Curator, Literature Trail

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50 word story contest which is run by @ogochukwu on @literature-trail
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