The 2019 Author Interview Series Featuring V.M. Sang

What is your work schedule like when you’re writing?

It’s a bit chaotic and random, I’m afraid. I have to fit it in whenever I can. Usually in the afternoons. Although I’m not ‘going out’ to work, as I’m retired, I have chores to do in the mornings, and shopping and stuff as well. I would like to spend much more time writing, but there’s also marketing.

I tend to sit down at my computer with good intentions, only to get distracted by other things, like posting on my blog, Facebook and Twitter.

What do you think are the elements of a good story?

Of course, there’s conflict. I had to say that. It’s mentioned in every blogpost and book about writing. Emotion is an important part, though. The reader must feel what the protagonist is going through. If they don’t, then they have no real reason to continue reading.