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Christopher Paolini
American
Author
Born:
Nov 17
,
1983
Been
Me
Myself
People
Writing
You
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If you want to be a professional writer then you need to write consistently. Inspiration strikes about once every blue moon which, for me, is once every two and a half to three months, which is when I'll get really and truly inspired about something.
Christopher Paolini
Me
You
Moon
Three
Half
Every
Strikes
Once
Months
Consistently
About
Something
Inspiration
Inspired
Write
Writer
Truly
Get
Blue
Want
Which
Then
Really
Professional
Professional Writer
Two
Need
I had friends growing up; there were other home-schoolers we were in touch with so we weren't isolated, and I've always been happy engaged in my own projects and pursuing my own goals.
Christopher Paolini
Happy
Goals
Own
Other
Projects
Touch
My Own
Pursuing
Had
Always
Isolated
Were
Been
Up
Friends
Engaged
Growing
Growing Up
If I spent my time worrying about what other people would think of my work, I would be too self-conscious to write.
Christopher Paolini
Work
Time
People
Think
Too
Other
Worrying
Spent
Would
Would-Be
About
My Time
Write
Self-Conscious
I find inspiration in many places. Sometimes music gives me the kernel of a story. Sometimes it's dissatisfaction with the plot of a movie or a book that gets me thinking. Sometimes it's love of a movie or book.
Christopher Paolini
Love
Music
Me
Book
Sometimes
Thinking
Plot
Find
Gives
Inspiration
Gets
Movie
Story
Places
Many
Dissatisfaction
Kernel
Basically, I would be happy with any profession where I got to be creative and make things.
Christopher Paolini
Be Happy
Creative
Happy
Would
Would-Be
Make
Got
Any
Where
Profession
Things
Basically
The advantage of writing from experience is that it often provides you with details that you would never think of yourself, no matter how rich your imagination. And specificity in description is something every writer should strive for.
Christopher Paolini
You
Experience
Yourself
Writing
Matter
Rich
Every
Think
Imagination
Strive
Would
Details
Something
Writer
Never
Advantage
How
Provides
Often
Should
Your
Description
Specificity
I think I learned most from editing, both editing myself and having someone else edit me. It's not always easy to have someone criticize your work, your baby. But if you can swallow your ego, you can really learn from the editing.
Christopher Paolini
Work
Myself
Me
You
Editing
Ego
Think
Baby
Else
Criticize
Easy
Someone
Having
Both
Most
Learn
Learned
Edit
Always
Swallow
Really
Your
I have 20 or 30 books completely plotted out in my mind - mysteries, thrillers, horror, romance, science fiction. You name it.
Christopher Paolini
You
Science
Mind
Mysteries
Books
Out
Horror
Thrillers
Name
Science Fiction
Romance
Fiction
I've always been very grateful that enough people have enjoyed reading what I've written that I've been able to pursue writing professionally.
Christopher Paolini
Grateful
People
Writing
Reading
Enough
Enough People
Able
Pursue
Written
Always
Been
Very
Professionally
Enjoyed
I love telling stories and I love writing so the fact that I can do it professionally is something that I've always been very grateful for.
Christopher Paolini
Love
Grateful
Writing
Telling
Something
Fact
Always
Been
Very
Stories
Professionally
Personally, I had a great education. My mum was a trained teacher, a Montessori teacher, and I know that I could not have written 'Eragon' if I had gone into a public school system because I would have just been too busy attending classes and doing homework - I wouldn't have had the time to write.
Christopher Paolini
Education
Teacher
Time
Great
School
Gone
Busy
Homework
Too
System
Would
Classes
Could
Write
Had
Written
Attending
School System
Know
Because
Doing
Been
Trained
Just
Public
Personally
Public School
Mum
I built two forges when I was in my teens. I was just really, really into metalworking and making stuff.
Christopher Paolini
Teens
Stuff
Built
Making
Just
Really
Two
I'm the sort of person that starts digging a hole and doesn't stop until it's finished.
Christopher Paolini
Finished
Starts
Digging
Until
Sort
Person
Stop
Hole
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