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Expert Profile: Vincent M. Wales

Expertise: I am a writer, specializing in novels (fantasy, science fiction and others) and poetry. While I may be able to answer questions on non-fiction, my specialty is fiction. Please keep that in mind when asking questions.
For four years, I taught a series of fiction writing classes in Sacramento, CA. I've written literally hundreds of essays that are online. My latest novel, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, won BEST FICTION in Fresh Voices 2006, BEST FICTION and BEST YA FICTION in the NCPA Book Awards, and placed as a finalist in BEST BOOKS 2005 (losing to Amy Tan's newest). In 2002, my novel WISH YOU WERE HERE won awards for Best Fantasy and Best Fiction/Drama in the 8th Annual SPA Awards.

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What do you like about this subject? Writing is as natural to me as breathing. I love the joy of creating, and of course, knowing that others have enjoyed my creations.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? Only to become better and better. Well, okay... wider recognition for my books would be nice, too.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know: I honestly feel that writing well is a skill that anyone can learn. There's less "talent" needed than people might think.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject I always try to incorporate controversial and provocative topics into my novels. Challenging peoples' conventions is great!

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Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		784

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thanx, that helped alot =]
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fanx for ur help =] i'll be off to the library tomorrow =] XX
(Lucy on 07/27/08)

thankyou for your help =]
(Nia on 07/25/08)

Vincent sound very amiable.
(Salvador Pelayo on 07/21/08)

Vincent is thorough and eloquent, but kind and considerate at the same time. He brought up a very good point at the summary of his comments that has h
(Jennifer on 07/18/08)

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Recent Answers from Vincent M. Wales

2008-07-21 styles of fiction: Salvador: The simple answer to your question is: Sure! It's perfectly okay. So long as it sounds good, anyway, and without reading it, I couldn't say. But when it comes to things like style, there...

2008-07-17 Romance as Lesser Art?: Jennifer: 1) My personal opinion is that "art" is highly subjective. Asking if Romance is a "lesser" form than other genres is like asking if Impressionism is a lesser form of painting. You can find...

2008-07-07 classes: Cathy: Guess I need to update my profile. I taught a series of fiction classes for about four years at The Learning Exchange, but no longer do. At one point, they switched over to an online learning...

2008-07-05 how to start?: There's really no single way to go about beginning a book. Different things work better from one writer to the next. A lot depends on what you've got to go on. You mentioned "loads of wonderful ideas...

2008-07-04 questions: The simple truth is that it's impossible to say. Sure, having a good imagination will help, but being a good writer is far more than just that. You can be the most imaginative person around, but if you...