Blog Ring of Power Presents: Heidi C. Vlach
Welcome to Heidi C. Vlach, this week’s Blog Ring of Power guest. Heidi is a Canadian chef graduate who didn’t care much for the high-stress kitchen life. Her knowledge of food and culture is now used for home cooking, being an overqualified waitress and fantasy world-building. Heidi currently shares an apartment with her (male) best friend, two cats and far too many video games. Part 1 @ Terri - June 5 Part 2 @ T.W. - June 6 Part 4 @ Sandra - June 8 Part 5 @ Dean - June 9 Section #3: The Creative Process BRoP: Where do you get your story ideas? HCV: I almost always think, "I've never seen _____ before in fantasy prose. It's a great idea/angle, why isn't it being explored? I bet I could do something cool with that." BRoP: How do you deal with writer’s block? HCV: I don't think writer's block is an actual problem: it's more like a symptom. Writer's block is the consequence of not knowing w...