Interviews
Question: How long have you been writing?
Zoe O. Evans: Ever since I learned to talk. I would tell the story to my grandmother and she would transfer my words onto paper. We had a whole world of talking dogs, gnomes, etc.
Question: What inspired you to write "The Monster In My Head" and how did you come up with that title?
Zoe O. Evans: The idea came to me late one night while I was half-asleep. I had a sub-conscious dream about a girl with a monster that controlled her life. A girl forced into the dark while all she'd ever wanted was the light. After that vision, the title just popped into my head in a flash of flying colors. And, guiltily, the song 'Monster' by Eminem.
Question: What were the challenges in bringing your novel to life?
Zoe O. Evans: Mainly my characters. They were all over the place. One chapter they were one thing, another chapter they were completely someone else. It was hard for me to grab them and say, "This is who you are. Be who I want you to be."
Question: In a lot of your novels, your characters are missing a parent, (or sometimes both), why?
Zoe O. Evans: I have both of my parents that are very close. I suppose I have always had the comfort of two parents and I (selfishly) don't want to share that comfort and closeness with my characters. It's easy to make them deeper when they have reasons to be bitter. For me, one of my reasons is not giving them two supportive, loving, parents.
Question: How do face writers block? Do you have any tips to get through it?
Zoe O. Evans: I face it with a big smile and a, "Welcome back, old friend." I have many methods of how to face writers block. Don't try to avoid it or put if off, it'll keep coming back. I always like to brainstorm a ton. Then I kind of mentally wave the list in the its [writers block] face. I feel that to get over it, you have to over come it by jumping over it. Not going under it or around it, but facing it and saying, "Hey, I'm not afraid of you."
Question: What words do you have to say to aspiring authors out there?
Zoe O. Evans: Well, to keep my manners, I'll start with, "Hello, welcome to the crowd." Writing is an amazing retreat from your busy, crazy lifestyle. Don't give up. It's going to be really hard to get going, but don't ever EVER EVER EVER give up. Stick with it and conquer it, or that forgotten manuscript will haunt your soul. (Not to scare, or anything.) More than anything though, enjoy what your writing. Love your characters (or hate them), live your plot, and think out of the box. You can do this, I believe in you. So, good luck and Thank You.
Zoe O. Evans: Ever since I learned to talk. I would tell the story to my grandmother and she would transfer my words onto paper. We had a whole world of talking dogs, gnomes, etc.
Question: What inspired you to write "The Monster In My Head" and how did you come up with that title?
Zoe O. Evans: The idea came to me late one night while I was half-asleep. I had a sub-conscious dream about a girl with a monster that controlled her life. A girl forced into the dark while all she'd ever wanted was the light. After that vision, the title just popped into my head in a flash of flying colors. And, guiltily, the song 'Monster' by Eminem.
Question: What were the challenges in bringing your novel to life?
Zoe O. Evans: Mainly my characters. They were all over the place. One chapter they were one thing, another chapter they were completely someone else. It was hard for me to grab them and say, "This is who you are. Be who I want you to be."
Question: In a lot of your novels, your characters are missing a parent, (or sometimes both), why?
Zoe O. Evans: I have both of my parents that are very close. I suppose I have always had the comfort of two parents and I (selfishly) don't want to share that comfort and closeness with my characters. It's easy to make them deeper when they have reasons to be bitter. For me, one of my reasons is not giving them two supportive, loving, parents.
Question: How do face writers block? Do you have any tips to get through it?
Zoe O. Evans: I face it with a big smile and a, "Welcome back, old friend." I have many methods of how to face writers block. Don't try to avoid it or put if off, it'll keep coming back. I always like to brainstorm a ton. Then I kind of mentally wave the list in the its [writers block] face. I feel that to get over it, you have to over come it by jumping over it. Not going under it or around it, but facing it and saying, "Hey, I'm not afraid of you."
Question: What words do you have to say to aspiring authors out there?
Zoe O. Evans: Well, to keep my manners, I'll start with, "Hello, welcome to the crowd." Writing is an amazing retreat from your busy, crazy lifestyle. Don't give up. It's going to be really hard to get going, but don't ever EVER EVER EVER give up. Stick with it and conquer it, or that forgotten manuscript will haunt your soul. (Not to scare, or anything.) More than anything though, enjoy what your writing. Love your characters (or hate them), live your plot, and think out of the box. You can do this, I believe in you. So, good luck and Thank You.