Writer of the Week #15: Richard Ungar

Check out Richard's middle-grade novel Time Snatchers. Isn't the cover epic?

Name: Richard Ungar

Age: 53

Website: www.richard-ungar.com

Location: Toronto, Canada

When did you realize you wanted to be a published author? 

About 15 years ago.

Name 5 authors and 5 books
Connie Willis - The Doomsday Book

Neil Gaiman - Neverwhere

George R.R. Martin - A Game of Thrones

Richard Matheson - When Dreams May Come

Joe Haldeman - The Accidental Time Machine

Where do you get your inspiration from? 

Reading, eavesdropping on conversations on the subway

What do you think is the best quality a writer can have? 

perseverance

Any last words?  

I like to fly paper airplanes

Challenge: Write a one-sentence story!

With trembling hands, he lifted the cup to his lips to drink the nectar that would give him everlasting life but his cat got there first.

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