What are your goals as a writer?

[alterity]

First off: Hello, I am a newbie...Sounds like the start of an AA meeting. "Hi, my name is Kevin and I am a newbie. I know, I know. Its not something I had planned on doing. It just..happened. It is what I am and I am hear to solve that."

ANYWAYS

What are your plans as a writer? Do you have specific goals? Do you want to change comics from pop culture to art? Do you just wish to re-tread with your favorite characters? (not a judgement, more of an observation). Lastly, why the hell comics? Haha.

I guess I will go first. I dont want to do super-heroes. But I do want to bring that epic scope that Marvel and DC have to some more subdued ideas and slice of life stories. I think Brian Wood does that with DMZ. I would love to have a hand in showing that comics are not all super-heroes or nostalgia. Not that any thing is wrong with either. Just not my thing. I think the graphic novel is just that. It is this beautiful marriage of the novel and movie. I want to see it taken as far as it can possibly go, and then pushed further. So, how about you guys.

Kevin

[The Anti-crest]

My goal is to write a story that moves people.

I chose comics because i love to read comics and because I think there are things that comics can do that movies cant, and there are things comics can do that regular books cant.

And because I like art and color even if I can not draw. I want people to be impressed with surreal and brilliant art. If reading comics gets people to appreciate both literature and art then why the heck not?

[JonHParrish]

Well, I guess I can honestly say that my first goal before everything else is to see a comic book with my name on the cover. I want to walk into a comic book store, pick it up, and have the guys say, "yeah, that's a good one."

After that. I want to do stories that focus on family, religion, and values without being preachy or completely "Disney-fied" (patent pending :laugh: ). Something that will make people laugh, cry, and think all in the same book.

I guess write now, that pretty much sums it up.

[The Anti-crest]

that first part would be the greatest day of anybodies life.

[Romaine]

My goals as a writer are to use fiction as a vessel to talk about the problems we all deal with, show those problems in a new light and maybe even offer some possible solutions. This is, of course, in addition to the usual reasons like exploring the depths of the human soul and such stuff like that. :rolleyes:

I think the sequential art medium (I like to avoid the words "comic book" because "comic" implies silliness) is great because it's the perfect combination of art and literature. I think it's capable of so much more than it has become. Only with sequential art can you get the depth of prose and the cinematic effect of movies without spending millions of dollars. How cool is that? :w00t:

~Max Romaine

[Buckyrig]

I think the sequential art medium (I like to avoid the words "comic book" because "comic" implies silliness) is great because it's the perfect combination of art and literature.

See, I think this betrays a belief that there is something wrong with the medium. It's a compensatory euphemism for an industry that does feel a need to apologize for its existence.


My goals are to tell good stories, and maybe find new structures along the way...I actually look towards plays a lot, rather than movies. I just like the idea of new techniques. What Moore did (through his artist. never would have worked if he couldn't pull it off) in the last issue of Promethea was amazing.

Comics...because I prefer actions over words...and you can control your comics more than if you were to sell a screenplay.

[JonHParrish]

I also want to keep learning as I go.

[Romaine]

I think this betrays a belief that there is something wrong with the medium.

I never said there was anything wrong with the medium, I just don't like the term "comic book." As I said, the medium is capable of so much more than "comic" stories. I think the name should reflect that.

Will Eisner preferred the term "sequential art." I happen to agree.

~Max Romaine

[Lovecraft13]

Money. Women. Power!

[sacredsincomics]

My goal as a writer is to create stories that are epic, emotionally captivating, and insightful.

As a comic book writer, I would love to release a number of creator owned books. I have a number of ideas, two big fantasy/action type stories, one Superhero story and two harsh real life type stories, one of them a 24 page one shot. The rest of the stories are all ongoing series.

At the moment I'm working on one of the Fantasy stories, the story out of all of them that I'm most passionate about.

Also, someday I would love to write for Superman.

Why comics? I absolutely love art. Also, I see the medium as a stepping stone to other mediums, such as films and tv. I would also love to write a book, and be involved in the scripting of video games.

While I do see comics as a stepping stone, the medium is something that will always be with me, and something that, hopefully, I will always be involved in.

[The Anti-crest]

I never said there was anything wrong with the medium, I just don't like the term "comic book." As I said, the medium is capable of so much more than "comic" stories. I think the name should reflect that.

Will Eisner preferred the term "sequential art." I happen to agree.

~Max Romaine
I wish more people would call their books comic books. That way when i say "i want to write comics" they wouldnt look at me weird. haha.

[alterity]

I must say, I love these responses. They range across the board. Personally, I want to see this medium as a whole thrive. I agree though with the man above (whose name escapes me thinks to the power of two bottles of merlot) but he said that my comment had something to do with the medium needs to apologize for itself. I agree. We do apologize to damn much for loving this medium! We make it apologize for itself! Maybe its the wine, but write now a comic creators manifesto sounds really nice. But then again, place the words Unibomber in front of manifesto and it changes the idea of even doing one...then again, what about Marx and his manifesto. Ok...manifestos dont seem to come to fruition. Gotcha, moving on. Haha. I just wanted to thank everyone for thier responses, and I cant wait to see all your books. CHEERS to us all.

[Buckyrig]

Will Eisner preferred the term "sequential art." I happen to agree.

Eisner's dead. What's your point?

[Scribe]

My goal as a writer is to tell a good story, find an audience, and hold it's attention for as long as the story requires.

[j giar]

My goal is to tell a story..that when the reader is done all they can say is....


Wow!

I for one do believe that comics and film have more in common than what has always been percieved, and there are definitely avenues that have not been explored yet. We just need to find them.

[Mike225]

I want to write comics because I've always loved the medium. I've always made up my own characters, whether it was for Transformers, G.I. Joe or M.A.S.K.

I don't want to change anyone's life, I just want to tell good stories.

[Hyperfish]

Eisner's dead? :blink: oh...my goal as a writer is revenge, I want the publisher I work for to beg for my work...like some pathetic child for it's comfort blanket....apart from that some respect might be nice :har:

[Romaine]

Eisner's dead. What's your point?

My point is that Will Eisner, one of the most respected names in the history of the artform, preferred the term "sequential art" over "comic books" because he felt the word "comic" was a limiting term for a potentially vastly diverse medium, and I agree with him.

It sounds like you're saying Eisner's opinion doesn't count for anything because he's dead, which in my opinion is a very narrow-minded view. But to each their own.

~Max Romaine

[alterity]

I think I see both of your points. But, maybe "Comic Books" and "Sequential Art" dont cut it anymore. I have always been partial to "Graphic Novel" in reference to anything in our comic realm. I dont see why it has to be relegated to use for the think books. Or, hell, maybe some new term altogether. That sounds like a whole other topic in another area of the boards though.

[ComradeTim]

The problem is that the world has largely written off comic books as childish with the majority of people having never even read one. Despite this, everyone knows that what Marvel and DC and other companies put out are "comic books" and there is virtually no conception that this literally means that they are supposed to be comic. Because of this, saying that you write graphic novels as opposed to comic books reenforces the public opinion that anything called a comic book is shallow and probably not worth reading.
I'm not saying that using the term "graphic novel" is never appropriate or that it should never be used, I'm just saying that the solution to the problem of people writing off comic books as childish is more likely to be showing them that something called a comic book can be a deep and fulfilling read (and then they might look at other comic books) as opposed to telling them that your book is more mature because it is a "graphic novel" and not one of those childish comic books.

[alterity]

Thats a real good point. I can agree with that. The only problem is the term comic books I think is no longer applicable. I mean, if we define it in the comic sense that Shakespeare or Greek Tragedies do, then that makes sense. But, I think it is more derivitave of something completely different than what creators are doing today. Thier is a world of difference between "Lil' Abner" or whatever and "The Ultimates" or even Craig Thompsons "Blankets". So, while I agree with you. I am still not sold that comic books works because thats what we have used for so long. We also had really cheesy characters, no depth and bad plots to for a long time. Somehow we set that aside and have been moving on. I dont see why the same could not be said for the moniker.

Kevin

[kshah777]

Man, I can't wait till I get to my local Sequential-Art store this week... I only wish I was attending GraphicNovel-Con this year. Oh well.

[j giar]

to me the term comic book applies more to the format than the content. If it looks like a comic book...it's a comic book. Anything square bound I consider a graphic novel.....for me.

[alterity]

I think if our worries are wether or not our favorite store or con has a cool name, then creators are in a world of trouble.

Besides the only reason comic books sounds good is becuase its the only name we have had for so long. I mean, we have only had the name comic books most of this mediums history. If it started off as Graphic Novel, how do you know it would not be "Graphic Novel Store" or "Graphic Store" or something. Your point was funny though.

[Buckyrig]

This is essentially a marketing discussion being engaged in by artists. You're all whores. :nyah:

[j giar]

This is essentially a marketing discussion being engaged in by artists. You're all whores. :nyah:
I Sir am a slut...not a whore. And yes the whole comic book debate is always...ummmm interesting. :yawn:
Let's get back to talking about writing!

[kshah777]

Well I'm a freelance unpaid whore. Wait... that IS a slut.

As for writing, I want people to read my stuff and really enjoy it. I want to write a series over several years and gain a following... I'd rather do my own creator owned stuff than write for the Big 2, although it would be fun to write a one-shot or do a short stint on a series I really enjoy (ie Spider-man or Hulk or something). But for now, it's about getting everything started.

[JonHParrish]

Well I'm a freelance unpaid whore. Wait... that IS a slut.

As for writing, I want people to read my stuff and really enjoy it. I want to write a series over several years and gain a following... I'd rather do my own creator owned stuff than write for the Big 2, although it would be fun to write a one-shot or do a short stint on a series I really enjoy (ie Spider-man or Hulk or something). But for now, it's about getting everything started.

I agree. I think if someone asked me to do Superman or Batman as the main writer, I'd probably say no. I'd rather try and fail with my own stuff than to fail with something iconic. Not that I think I'll fail. I'm just saying. I would like to do a one-shot because usually those can be made where "Oh it's in another dimension. It doesn't count."

And hookers. I want lots of hookers. Dirty ones.

[j giar]

Trust me. I speak from experience. There is nothing worse than pouring everything into something you feel is going to make it. Only to have the company close up and not return phone calls. Me, the inker and the writer all left in the cold. That's why this time around I'm doing everything. Well maybe not the lettering. But if I'm going to fail( and I won't) it will be of my own doing. And with my own characters.

[kshah777]

I'd love to do everything for my comic... unfortunately, I know I just am not good enough to pencil or ink (or even color, but that comes way later when I have some money.) I design all my own characters, and they look pretty decent, but I'd rather have a penciller/inker/letterer who can really make my stuff look fantastic rather than have me try to do it and be only mediocre. All I need now is money to pay these imaginary artists.... who's up for knocking over a liquor store?

[Lynn Lefey]

My goal is to survive. I'd love just to make a living doing comic work, in whatever area I could. That would mostly be writing or coloring. I've written several complete novels, and have yet to see a dime. I've done color on multiple issues of comics, and have yet to see a dime. The only paying gig is the on-line comic strip I color, for which I'm paid something like 55 cents an hour. LOL

It doesn't matter WHY I love the medium. I just do. It works for me, whether it's called a 'comic book', or 'graphic novel'. I'm afraid I feel Will Eisner's 'Sequential Art', while a good descriptor of the method, fails to take into account the exact format. Comic strips are sequential art usually. I also find it somewhat wordy and pretentious. It's a comic book, for God's sake! We don't need to change the name of it, we need to change adults' perception of what that means.

Right now, I'm a comic slut. I do it for free, and I would be happy to be a comic whore, getting paid to do it. I'd write 'Barbie' if it paid. Because then, I could say, honest and for real that I was a professional comic writer/colorist/whatever.

Once established, yes, it'd be great to have my own creations blazing trails of genius across the universe, making Alan Moore cry like a little girl when faced with my awesomeness-osity... ism? :)

Until then.... (sigh) back to the drawing board.

[j giar]

My goal is to survive. I'd love just to make a living doing comic work, in whatever area I could. That would mostly be writing or coloring. I've written several complete novels, and have yet to see a dime. I've done color on multiple issues of comics, and have yet to see a dime. The only paying gig is the on-line comic strip I color, for which I'm paid something like 55 cents an hour. LOL

It doesn't matter WHY I love the medium. I just do. It works for me, whether it's called a 'comic book', or 'graphic novel'. I'm afraid I feel Will Eisner's 'Sequential Art', while a good descriptor of the method, fails to take into account the exact format. Comic strips are sequential art usually. I also find it somewhat wordy and pretentious. It's a comic book, for God's sake! We don't need to change the name of it, we need to change adults' perception of what that means.

Right now, I'm a comic slut. I do it for free, and I would be happy to be a comic whore, getting paid to do it. I'd write 'Barbie' if it paid. Because then, I could say, honest and for real that I was a professional comic writer/colorist/whatever.

Once established, yes, it'd be great to have my own creations blazing trails of genius across the universe, making Alan Moore cry like a little girl when faced with my awesomeness-osity... ism? :)

Until then.... (sigh) back to the drawing board.
Well put and honest. Refreshing!

[Buckyrig]

My point is that Will Eisner, one of the most respected names in the history of the artform, preferred the term "sequential art" over "comic books" because he felt the word "comic" was a limiting term for a potentially vastly diverse medium, and I agree with him.

Ok, a more serious answer. It was still euphemism. He was trying to disconvince others. And it was in a time when people even inside the industry considered it a kid's medium. But "comic book" is the term. I have affection for it...most people identify what one is...and few people today would think they were in fact comical. So, the etymology is based on something that is no longer true. A lot of words are like that. So what? I do believe that "maturing" the terminology is compensatory and in fact lends credence to the idea that the industry does believe it is inferior. If there is nothing wrong with the hobby you love, why do you need to dress it in better clothes?

It sounds like you're saying Eisner's opinion doesn't count for anything because he's dead, which in my opinion is a very narrow-minded view. But to each their own.

Fuck the dead...they don't pay taxes. :nyah:

[alterity]

Whats interesting besides the fact that each of you thinks (s)he is a damn stand up comic (just kidding) is that no ones really saying: I want to work for the big 2. As a writer I feel that the idea of working for the big 2 is akin to having my creativity compartmentalized for money. That is just something I do not want to do.
I had the chance a few years ago to do a paid writing gig for a start up. The contract stated that regardless of publication I would still be paid 10 bucks per page, 22 page comic.
Problem: He wanted a knock off of the Fantastic Four and Superman.
So, I did it.
I worked on that baby for weeks. Really tried to give him what he wanted, but still make it my own, give it some originality.
He hated it. He gave me notes that said, and I quote: "This needs to be more like the Fantastic Four and Superman." End quote. WTF??
So, with that I said keep your money and we parted ways.

That has forever left an acrid taste in my mouth about working for a company. Maybe thats my own youthful impetiousness or cynicism. I am not sure which.

I just want to write.

Kevin

[Awesomus Prime]

I really have three goals. I mean my goal as a writer (which is what this thread is about) is to be studied.

I'm serious, I want to be fucking Shakespear, and I don't give a shit how arrogant that is. I've wanted to be on Leno since I was twelve, and I'm not ashamed of that.

My goal as a creator, of anything, is to give someone pleasure. I want someone to walk away from one of my plays, films or after reading one of my short stories or graphic novels (or much less likely after reading one of my shitty poems) and say "Damn, that was good. Been a while since I saw/read something good. Thanks Doucette, yer alright." This is probably my biggest and most serious goal.

But I have to say, the comic nut in me will not rest until he's written for Marvel, and one of the big characters. Here's the hook though, having to write something like Spiderman would blow, I'd rather just write Spiderman.

There you have it, the opportunist the artist and the child. the trinity that is me.

-K. Doucette

[j giar]

Ok, a more serious answer. It was still euphemism. He was trying to disconvince others. And it was in a time when people even inside the industry considered it a kid's medium. But "comic book" is the term. I have affection for it...most people identify what one is...and few people today would think they were in fact comical. So, the etymology is based on something that is no longer true. A lot of words are like that. So what? I do believe that "maturing" the terminology is compensatory and in fact lends credence to the idea that the industry does believe it is inferior. If there is nothing wrong with the hobby you love, why do you need to dress it in better clothes?



Fuck the dead...they don't pay taxes. :nyah:
Wouldn't that be considered necrophilia??? And that's wrong!

[alterity]

Hey, I cant blame you for the trinity. I know in mean exists the same thing, but my better angels are starting to shout louder than my lesser demons...to some extent.

K

[Lynn Lefey]

I'd have no problem writing for Marvel. It's just not my ultimate goal. I think many of us would like to get ahold of some Marvel or DC book, and do it our way for a while. The problem is that whatever we do, it'll be undone later.

I've been told that writing for soap operas is a real lesson for young writers, and I feel the average comic is much the same. You have to have things happen, while nothing really HAPPENS. Episodic adventure where nothing really changes in the protagonists.

This is not my goal as a writer, although, to be fair, it is something we all ought to be forced to do at some point, just so we know what it's like (Rather like flatting color pages; not fun, but necessary).

Awesomus... I think giving pleasure to others through writing is the only goal of those you can realistically hope for. Not knocking you, I wish you all the luck in becoming the next Shakespear, but that's not realistically going to happen.

I have a sort of attraction/fear to the concept of being rich and famous. I'd like for people to shower me with compliments over my work, but I have a real hatred of people who have no sense of my personal space, and there are few things I loathe more than the slavering fanboy en masse.

I've actually had recurring nightmares of being in front of a few thousand fans at a con on a panel of some sort, being asked innane (and hard to hear) questions, and trying to answer them reasonably without getting pissed off.

[j giar]

I've actually had recurring nightmares of being in front of a few thousand fans at a con on a panel of some sort, being asked innane (and hard to hear) questions, and trying to answer them reasonably without getting pissed off.
:laugh: :laugh:
I've had a similar nightmare but I'm dressed in a bunny costume.

Ultimately when it comes down to it we are in an entertainment field. That's what I want my stories to do...entertain!! Sure it would be great to write some life altering literature. I write what entertains me..what I would like to read. To quote Stephen King.."First write with the door closed. Then write with the door open."

[Awesomus Prime]

Lynn: You're not knocking anything. I know that fame is fleeting and that my other goals are lofty. Really entertaining people is my one true goal. It's the goal I act on and hope maybe through achieving it my other goals will fall into place.

Above all else "thanks that was awesome!" is the best reward I can get after finishing a piece.

[alterity]

Thats it. Screw goals and ethics. I want to write pap and over-charge people for it. I think $5 an issue of "Nothing ever changes Man" is not to much to much to ask for. The first issue he has a life-altering disease, but by the end panel he has found a way to cure it due to his real power of nothing ever changing.

MWAHAHAHAHA. Give me, give me, give me your money.

I wish I could write this, but damn these lofty ambitions I created.

[Buckyrig]

I'd like to write something that actually makes people cry.

[alterity]

Dont we all.

[Lynn Lefey]

Done it. Believe it or not, getting folks to cry is not nearly so hard as getting them to laugh... at the appropriate moment. Write crappy enough, and you might get them to laugh when you absolutely didn't intend it. Done THAT too! LOL

[Buckyrig]

Done it. Believe it or not, getting folks to cry is not nearly so hard as getting them to laugh... at the appropriate moment. Write crappy enough, and you might get them to laugh when you absolutely didn't intend it. Done THAT too! LOL

I have the opposite problem. My thought process is so off kilter that people generally read my stuff with a "what the hell is wrong with you" look on their faces.

[j giar]

I have the opposite problem. My thought process is so off kilter that people generally read my stuff with a "what the hell is wrong with you" look on their faces.
Bucky...some how I don't find that hard to believe...at all. Now teach me how to do that thing you do!!! NOW!

[Balthazar]

Comic books have always been a freedom road for me. I way to be in another world and just be amazed and forget about my problems and issues. I always wanted to be a part of the characters in the books. My goal as a writer is to at least maybe get 5 people who feel the same way to enjoy my own comics in the same fashion.

I know I probably won't be as "mind-blowing" as Gaiman or Moore, but I want to be able to entertain a great number of people and just escape.

Lately, I've been escaping into Peter David's stuff and I'm wondering where the hell have I been all these years and not paying attention to this guy!!! When I'm a writer, I wanna be just like him :har:

GreG

[Siegen]

I guess my goal is sort of simple. I do it because I love to write, and would love to see oe of my stories in a manga or animated form. It is a release from things, because I always look for a artist that is willing to trust me and allow me to trust them. So far I have wrote orginal stories for a few artist, but unfortunatly they seem to end up loosing confidence or procrastinating. I never use that storyline again, because I wrote it for them specifically. It is a gift of sorts .. gift of trust, gift of kinship.. when they abandon me they abandon the kinship and trust as well.

Anyway I guess another goal is to find a artist that is willing to draw in manga or comic format that doesn't give up so easy and is willing to trust in me to help him get published.

[monkey brains]

I think comics are the best way to tell a visual story from the ground up, because there's no budget to sweat, you don't have to deal with hollywood bs and you can work your way to the top.

[The Scribe]

Comic books have always been a freedom road for me. I way to be in another world and just be amazed and forget about my problems and issues. I always wanted to be a part of the characters in the books. My goal as a writer is to at least maybe get 5 people who feel the same way to enjoy my own comics in the same fashion.

I know I probably won't be as "mind-blowing" as Gaiman or Moore, but I want to be able to entertain a great number of people and just escape.

Lately, I've been escaping into Peter David's stuff and I'm wondering where the hell have I been all these years and not paying attention to this guy!!! When I'm a writer, I wanna be just like him :har:

GreG


Comics, reading for that matter is a great way to escape.

Why can't you be better than Gaimen or Moore?
It maybe a tall task but you might just pull it off.

Hopefully you don't mean you want to be obese and bald like Peter David.
OH, that was mean. I like his writing, so everyone chill. ;)

Anyway, everyone should want to be as original as possible not like everyone else. ;)

[The Scribe]

My goal as a writer would be to see my writing published.
I had to say it. :laugh:

Also, keep deadlines, I don't like them but who does?

My first goal would be to start a fan base like the Image creators did then write my own comic. If I had time write more for an established company.

I want to write a Falcon ongoing comic, and possibly Alpha Flight.

If Marvel can let me do pretty much what I want I could possibly make these two properties sell for them, and create a name for myself in the process. ;)

I might post a page from my Falcon story soon.

[Lynn Lefey]

I told John Byrne at a convention some many years back that I had a subscription to Alpha Flight when I was a kid, and loved it. His response was "So YOU'RE the other person that had a subscription." I thought I was the only human on Earth that had ever even heard of Alpha Flight.

I consider Peter David a working writer. I mean, he is good, and can crank out a LOT of work. He usually has two comic titles, while also putting out Star Trek (or Movie Adaptation) novels, and has shown up writing in Sci-Fi series (notably in Babylon 5, and Space Cases). I suspect he'd have probably written an ep of 'Firefly' had the series survived.

[Icaruss]

Be drawn by an artist who doesn't give in the work till the night of the deadline, and has turned a five-pager into a nine-pager, without consultation, so that you can't even turn it in anymore. That'd be nice.

[Buckyrig]

Be drawn by an artist who doesn't give in the work the night of the deadline, and has turned a five-pager into a nine-pager, without consultation, so that you can't even turn it in anymore. That'd be nice.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I remember those days...

[fluxchild]

Well in my case writing comics is kind of a stepping stone to what I really want to write....a best selling novel in each of the genres I like. Horror, Fantasy, and sci fi.
I don't want to change comics, and if I did it would be more of a regression to how comics were when I was a kid. I also want to adapt all of my prose into comic book format in an effort to continue showing non superhero comics...but at the same time showing some really cool kick ass super hero action in my team imprint

[Balthazar]

Comics, reading for that matter is a great way to escape.

Why can't you be better than Gaimen or Moore?
It maybe a tall task but you might just pull it off.

Hopefully you don't mean you want to be obese and bald like Peter David.
OH, that was mean. I like his writing, so everyone chill. ;)

Anyway, everyone should want to be as original as possible not like everyone else. ;)

Haha, Scribe, you are an awesome man, do you know that?! No worries, although I said that comment of Gaiman and Moore, I'll aspire to be as mind-blowing, heheh.. :laugh:

[The Scribe]

I told John Byrne at a convention some many years back that I had a subscription to Alpha Flight when I was a kid, and loved it. His response was "So YOU'RE the other person that had a subscription." I thought I was the only human on Earth that had ever even heard of Alpha Flight.


Well, I've heard of Alpha Flight, I just don't have many issues.
I've been getting information on this site:

http://alphaflight.net/

What do you think of Omega Flight as another title, like the X-Men who have Uncanny, Astonishing, etc?

[The Scribe]

Haha, Scribe, you are an awesome man, do you know that?! No worries, although I said that comment of Gaiman and Moore, I'll aspire to be as mind-blowing, heheh.. :laugh:

Thanks, yes I know I'm pretty keen. :laugh:

That's what I want to aspire to be, Although I want my writing to be my own and looked on as inspiring. ;)

[Paul Sanderson]

I just try to entertain people with my stories. Give them entertainment (action, adventure, romance, drama, horror, depending on the story) without pretence, without ego, without hitting them over the head with silliness. Just basic, general entertainment. That's it.