Exceptional An Interview with a FanStory writer. The Ric Myworld Interview by Terry Broxson Artwork by MKFlood at FanArtReview.com

This is another FanStory interview with an accomplished writer. Previous interviews have been with Lyenochka, Jay Squires, RG Star, Humpwhistle, and Giraffmang. This interview is with Ric Myworld. Ric's stories often top the ratings. His fans complain he does not post enough. Some of his writings have adventures, like a Clive Cussler novel. All of Ric's work is fun! So is his interview, enjoy! WHEN DID YOU FIRST BEGIN TO WRITE? I started writing songs in my youth but hadn't written a story until after joining FanStory nine years ago.   DO YOU HAVE A DEGREE OR ANY FORMAL TRAINING IN WRITING? I don't have any degrees or formal training in writing. As a matter of fact, I didn't know much more than a noun from a verb when I joined this site. My tool kit is still sparse by most standards. SOME OF YOUR STORIES WOULD LEAD US TO BELIEVE YOU HAVE HAD MILITARY TRAINING. IS THAT TRUE? . I tried to join the military at seventeen on the buddy plan with a friend. And although I was tougher, could run faster, and jump higher, I flunked the physical. My friend was stuck for four years. THE LA-Z-BOY BOOGIE IS ONE WAY YOU COME UP WITH STORY IDEAS. CAN YOU TELL US WHAT ELSE INSPIRES YOU? I wish I could tell you about some great inspirations behind my writing. But in truth, I just sit down and start writing. No plot, outline, or much more than falling asleep in my La-Z-Boy or a boring trip to the grocery that needs spicing up. The story tells itself. DO ANY OF YOUR STORIES REFLECT PERSONAL EXPERIENCES?  I write fiction: but the stories must come from what someone knows—has seen—or imagined. So, In most of my stories, there are elements of truth or characters I've known. Then, I twist and distort, making them unrecognizable to outsiders, and hopefully, send honoring tributes to the characters themselves. YOU DON'T LIKE EDITING. YOU DON'T TAKE YOURSELF TOO SERIOUSLY. YOU ARE HAVING FUN. CAN YOU EXPLAIN? Well, now you've gone and hit me with some toughies. When I started trying to write, I figured great writers didn't make mistakes or need to edit. So, when I started posting my own stories, sometimes, a two-page story had six pages of suggestions and corrections. I almost gave up and quit many times. If it hadn't been for a few talented writers on this site who kept encouraging me, I would have. There is only one person out of that group still living and writing on this site, Gloria. Looking back, she's a saint who never refused my demands on her time.  I often question why writing fiction is taken so seriously. It just needs to be fun and entertaining, in my humble opinion. I truly am just having fun. Too old and broken down to do all the things I once enjoyed, I'm living through my foolishness. I THINK SOME OF YOUR WORK IS PERFECT FOR A MOVIE SCRIPT. HAVE YOU GIVEN THAT ANY THOUGHT? A couple of years into writing on FanStory, I wrote and sold a movie script. Of course, the financing fell through, I was told, and that's the last I ever heard from it. But I was happy with the nice check. The only other thing I've ever submitted since is still floating around in oblivion. IS THERE A PARTICULAR STORY THAT YOU ARE PROUD TO HAVE WRITTEN? I don't know if proud would be the right word for how I feel about anything I've written. I just hope that I've entertained or touched readers in some small way. WHEN I FIRST READ YOUR WORK, I THOUGHT, THIS IS A GUY'S GUY WRITER. BUT I DISCOVERED THAT YOU HAVE MORE LADY FANS. I ASKED A LADY FS MEMBER ABOUT THAT, AND SHE SAID, "WELL, HIS STORIES ARE EXCITING AND FUN, AND HE IS JUST SO DANG CUTE!" ANY COMMENT? I guess I do kind of avoid the romantic mushy stuff, other than just a touch of sweet, sprinkled-like dipping dots. And like I said earlier, I write fast, which sort of fits with action. But a guy's guy? Not me, brother. I'll take the ladies every time. As for the sweetheart's "cute comment,". . . you didn't say if she was under 100-years old and using her soda-pop-thick lenses. TWO THINGS STAND OUT ABOUT YOUR REVIEWS. YOU ANSWER EVERYONE, AND YOU ARE GOOD AT GIVING REVIEWS. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON REVIEWS?                                                          Thank you for the kind words. I don't offer many suggestions unless I think I can be helpful. I'm not a whiz on grammar and punctuation, and besides, who knows better how they want a piece to read than the person writing it. My reviews are strictly intended for encouragement and letting the writer know what I enjoyed about their story or poem. If I can understand to some degree what they are trying to say, then it's all good. Too many showoffs like to pick a post to pieces, hoping to look and feel superior. But I can assure them, it doesn't work. If it hadn't been for the few who encouraged me, I wouldn't have lasted a week. WHEN YOU ARE NOT WRITING, WHAT OTHER INTERESTS DO YOU HAVE? I used to breed and race thoroughbred horses. Play guitar, piano, golf three or four times a week, coach baseball, basketball, football, and boxing. But since I can't do any of those things to the level I once did, I've about quit them all. Now, I mostly read and wish. WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF YOUR WRITING? SOME SUGGEST YOU NEED A BROADER AUDIENCE?  I have no idea what the future of my writing is. I don't normally write or post often and doubt that will change much. If, I can ever get this Tucker story ended. I do need a broader audience, but I do like those who have stuck with me, despite most not preferring my guy's guy stories. Maybe I'll throw out something completely different in my next post. LOL. I AM NOT SURE OUR INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS WILL CARE MUCH ABOUT THIS QUESTION, BUT THIS YEAR THE SUPER BOWL HAD A CINDERELLA TEAM, THE CINCINNATI  BENGALS, YOUR TEAM. WHAT HAPPENED? I got invited to attend. Super Bowl was a mad house, as far as I'm concerned. I was invited out for eight days as part of an interview vacation. I guess you could call it. It was warm, the food was great, and I was offered the job. But who really wants to live in Los Angeles? Besides, I was a heartbroken Bengal fan who was supposed to be retired.   Recognized

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