In the previous blog posts, I wrote about how you can
achieve publishing success. But, it is now when things get more exciting as Kia
gets closer to D – day and her first published novel. So how has she evolved
and got to this point, you may ask?
Creating your alter ego is a great way to reinvent your
image. It allows a writer to show a different side of their personality or
developing their second self. In a way, the writer performs their latest
character so that their audience can gain an ever better perspective into their
newest publishing venture.
Kia Storm was born out of a need
to showcase a new breed of fantasy fiction writer. Although she was new and yet
to make any noise in the fantasy fiction arena, Kia knew that writing a great
novel or story does not always come from your previous experience of being
published.
It comes from a passion, a
yearning to inform readers of worlds beyond their imagination, especially in
the case of fantasy fiction.
She understood how hard it was to
get published when you are a novice and wanted to change this by transforming
into her alter ego who could create magical storylines, all with the touch of
her imagination.
Kia says:
“It wasn’t hard to think of an
alter ego. Not at all. When at school, I always sought solace in the fact that I
could escape to magnificent worlds where I could meet beautiful characters. I
felt that I could relate to them as like me, they always dreamed bigger and
better.”
She wanted to be a star through
tantalizing others with material. But who was going to take her seriously,
especially when they knew she was a young writer? The only way to publish her
fantasy fiction stories was to become a character that, some would say, emerged
from the stories themselves. And so Kia Storm was born.
But Kia Storm was not always
going to be a transcendent character. Remember when I talked about taking small
steps to achieve your publishing dream? Storm formed the building blocks of an
author who had bigger aspirations.
When making waves in short story
writing, Kia noticed that the publishing world and the writers in it had become
boring. Writers were famous for writing great books but when it came to
socialising and thinking of new ideas for the new generation; they were all the
same.
They were nothing more than
brainiacs who were not interested in reinvention or shaking things up. Their audience could expect them to write the
same genre of material with no controversy.
Kia felt that this media
generation in this new technology age needed someone to shake up the current
literary world and show people that writing is an art and can be exciting. That
someone would be her confident but still young self.
She had written her novel and was
now on her way to publishing it with the backing of professionals behind her. So
she had now evolved into Kia Garriques, who not only wanted to write but to
inspire others through the written word.
She says:
“Writing is also a healthy way of
expressing yourself especially in diaries which are not redundant after your
childhood. We need to be inspired and encouraged to get excited literature
again. Video games kill a healthy imagination. The imagination is something
that I am passionate about instilling in the younger generation again when I
write my novels.”
So keep following her and get the
latest know – how on how exactly this young author did it. It wasn’t easy but
she will help by starting you off with the basics.
Till next week....
