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  • Q

    What are your top five writing tips?

    Added by kickballkelly

  • A

    Write.
    Rewrite.
    Read.
    Do things in life that inspire you.
    Drink good wine with friends

    Answered by Richard Castle

  • Q

    Who would you cast as Jameson Rook in the movie Heat Wave?

    Added by ncurtis

  • A

    I’d cast myself as Jameson Rook, but since they won’t let me, I’d have to go with George Clooney. Or maybe Jonah Hill. They’re both so handsome.

    Answered by Richard Castle

  • Q

    What do you do when you have writer’s block?

    Added by lilangelk8

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    I don’t believe in writer’s block. I believe in writer’s embarrassment. That’s when you’re so embarrassed by the horrendous drivel you’re writing that you can’t bear to see it on the page. After all, you can always write something. I’ve discovered that giving yourself permission to write poorly is the gateway to writing well. It may not be good, it may not make sense, but that’s okay. After enough pages of meaningless drivel, your brain will uncover something interesting, and before you know it, you’re off and writing again.

    I’ve also discovered that writing about why you can’t write allows you to discover what’s holding you back. Once you know what’s holding you back, you can face the problem and solve it.

    Answered by Richard Castle

  • Q

    Who would you cast as Nikki Heat in the movie Heat Wave?

    Added by tmamasst

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    Whoever plays Nikki Heat has to be smart, sexy, and able to kick-ass. The studio cast Natalie Rhodes who I love, but I think Natalie Portman would’ve done a great job as well.

    Answered by Richard Castle

  • Q

    What type of music do you listen to you when you write?

    Added by elroothy

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    If I’m writing a chase scene, I usually opt for action movie music. For procedural scenes, I like the mathematical precision of Bach. For sexy scenes, Marvin Gaye and the early works of comedian Steven Wright.

    Answered by Richard Castle

  • Q

    What’s your advice for a young novelist starting their career?

    Added by dirtfirst06

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    Write, write, and write. Then give it to someone who can be honest and helpful. (Hint: Not your mother!) Then rewrite, rewrite, rewrite. Study the masters. See what makes them great. Study the hacks. See what makes them hacks. And then write some more.

    Answered by Richard Castle

  • Q

    What gave you the inspiration to write you first novel?

    Added by jz4550

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    I was trying to impress a girl. And it worked.

    Answered by Richard Castle

  • Q

    Which authors/literature are you inspired by?

    Added by thefrostman

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    All of them. Highbrow. Lowbrow. You name it. Props to the Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew and Tom Swift. Rex Stout, Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, Ian Fleming, le Carré, Poe, J.K. Rowling, Connelly, Robert Parker, Homer, Frank Miller, Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Ellery Queen, Stephen King, Bob Dylan, Rimbaud, Wallace Stevens and H.A.& Margret Rey. I’m sure there are many, many others. But I’m sleepy now, and am going to take a nap.

    Answered by Richard Castle

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