tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31505433.post4216466286942119535..comments2023-09-16T12:03:11.610-04:00Comments on HEIDI RUBY MILLER: HEIDI'S PICK SIX: JASON JACK MILLER (The Devil and Preston Black)Heidi Ruby Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02190166838730021237noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31505433.post-37012414707034067582011-05-24T13:58:51.511-04:002011-05-24T13:58:51.511-04:00Hey Laura, thanks for commenting.
Travel and pla...Hey Laura, thanks for commenting. <br /><br />Travel and place are major components of my writing. I think there is a type of magic that seeps out of particular spots on the map and believe I can tap into that magic by giving a place its due in my story.<br /><br />When I first tried my had at writing I suffered from a huge inferiority complex because I wasn't an English or lit major in college. I rationalized it by telling myself that guys like Hemingway and Kerouac and Steinbeck lived first and wrote second. That their stories were easy to write because of their rich lives. I made this my philosophy and lived it as much as I could. <br /><br />I'd been a whitewater raft guide in Pennsylvania and West Virginia and made those rivers and these mountains key elements in my thesis novel, HELLBENDER. Around the time I got married I thought I'd end up in Mexico as an archaeologist, and Yucatan became the setting of my first novel UNDER THE RAINBOW. Even Prague, which I was only in for a few days, infiltrated THE DEVIL AND PRESTON BLACK in a big way. <br /><br />Place is character, as far as I'm concerned. Books that I love--SHADOW OF THE WIND, DHARMA BUMS, AMERICAN GODS--are all about place, or a place, and how it impacts character. <br /><br />Before I revamped my blog, travel and place had been the focus. If you are interested in how I utilize place and setting in my novel, I have a 100 page sample available at http://jasonjackmiller.blogspot.com/p/first-100-pages.html<br /><br />Thank you for stopping by. <br /><br />JasonJason Jack Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13095882670283762866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31505433.post-43646577997961082802011-05-24T13:06:14.361-04:002011-05-24T13:06:14.361-04:00I'm excited for the upcoming author interviews...I'm excited for the upcoming author interviews. It's a great opportunity to get to know writers your admire or enjoy. <br /><br />Jason's description of his extensive traveling experience was great. I want to know more about them and wonder if any of it makes its way into his novels in some form or another.Laura M. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118305776404765529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31505433.post-5375839890740496712011-05-24T08:39:14.219-04:002011-05-24T08:39:14.219-04:00Well, thanks for the opportunity. It was a lot of...Well, thanks for the opportunity. It was a lot of fun. I was always a little jealous of the writers you asked, and am happy to have finally joined the ranks. <br /><br />JasonJason Jack Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13095882670283762866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31505433.post-73663045236154497562011-05-24T08:08:16.409-04:002011-05-24T08:08:16.409-04:00Thanks for stopping by, Jason, and sharing your lo...Thanks for stopping by, Jason, and sharing your love of writing AND music with us!<br /><br />:) HeidiHeidi Ruby Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190166838730021237noreply@blogger.com