Ask the Author: Matthew Alan Thyer
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Matthew Alan Thyer
I have not had writer's block. Although it may be, as river runners will say, "a matter of when, not if."
Matthew Alan Thyer
Without a doubt it's the fans. Every time I been at a convention or writing workshop I feel like I've found my tribe.
Matthew Alan Thyer
Write more, be nice, write more.
Matthew Alan Thyer
Book two in the Sports in Space series is titled "Up Slope". Also, I have a 70,000 word manuscript about 70% of the way done. It's called "Counterfeit Horizon". The last big project is a graphic novel I'm working on with a very talented illustrator. I met Zane Kinney when we lived in eastern Washington and we're cooking that one up together.
Matthew Alan Thyer
Writing has been a life long hobby of mine, however, I was "inspired" to make it a professional choice after a series of unfortunate events. A couple of years ago I started having seizures, mostly stress induced, but problematic and difficult to deal with all the same. My career as an engineer for a large software concern seemed to be at an end. I was forced to reexamine my priorities and search for a better way. While I was healing I wrote a lot, it helped me work through and even correct some of the health issues I had at the time. Later, I realized that I enjoyed the creative process as well as writing fiction specifically. That's when I decided to pursue this line of work professionally.
Matthew Alan Thyer
The Big Red Buckle was inspired by the X-Alps paragliding competition held every year in Europe.
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