{"id":459,"date":"2014-01-22T01:47:21","date_gmt":"2014-01-22T08:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angrygames.com\/?p=459"},"modified":"2014-01-22T01:48:31","modified_gmt":"2014-01-22T08:48:31","slug":"qa-with-science-fiction-writers-1-richard-tongue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.angrygames.com\/?p=459","title":{"rendered":"Q&A With Science Fiction Writers – #1: Richard Tongue"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of my fellow SciFi authors, Edward Lake<\/a>, interviewed a lot of his colleagues (including me!), and has started posted them on his blog<\/strong><\/a>. A lot of us authors are interested enough, and we hope you’ll be interested enough as well, to read some of them.<\/p>\n

Who knows, you might find a new author that you’ve never heard of and begin enjoying their work!<\/p>\n

First up: #1 – Richard Tongue<\/a><\/p>\n

EL<\/strong>: What inspired you to be a writer?<\/em><\/p>\n

RT<\/strong>: Wow, that’s a long story! I’ve been reading fantasy and science fiction since I was a very small child, and I think the two genres have always fascinated me; further, I’ve been a complete spaceflight nut since I was about the same age. That definitely explains the genre, but as for writing itself \u2013 I guess I just want to tell stories. I think it’s as simple as that!<\/p>\n

EL<\/strong>: How did you become a science fiction writer?<\/em><\/p>\n

RT<\/strong>: Lots of reading around the genre and a good grounding in actual science were the keys here, as well as an understanding of history and current events. I think those are the keys to success as a science-fiction writer specifically; as for the craft, it was a question of writing the ‘million words of crap’, I think.<\/p>\n

(hit the link above to read the rest of the interview and more!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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