{"id":23865,"date":"2019-04-30T11:00:02","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T16:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=23865"},"modified":"2019-04-29T12:12:54","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T17:12:54","slug":"tartan-spotlight-tim-waggoner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2019\/04\/30\/tartan-spotlight-tim-waggoner\/","title":{"rendered":"Tartan Spotlight: Tim Waggoner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This semester, I had the privilege of having Mr. Tim Waggoner as my professor. With the school year coming to an end, I thought I would ask him to share his passion for his work and impart some of his wisdom to us all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tim Waggoner is a renowned horror fiction author who has published nearly 50 books and is an all-around accomplished writer. According to Waggoner, writing wasn\u2019t originally his dream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, he always had a passion for telling stories \u2013 but it wasn\u2019t until college that he realized he could turn his stories into a profession. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waggoner says he absolutely loves envisioning a story and being able to work it out on paper. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI live in the story so much that I just want to be a part of it,\u201d he says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What he enjoys most about writing is creative storytelling \u2013 no surprise there! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy favorite thing is when the words are just flowing,\u201d Waggoner states. \u201cIt\u2019s almost like meditation. Sometimes, I make connections in my book that didn\u2019t even occur to me in the outline. It\u2019s great!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He says he also enjoys it very much when his readers enjoy his work. Since horror is his favorite genre to write, I asked him what he enjoyed about this genre in comparison to others. To Waggoner, horror creates more room for imagination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He explains, \u201cthe darkness of the shadows create a mystery of the unknown, therefore creating more opportunities to expand on the story.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of the many works of Waggoner<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, I was curious as to if anyone ever recognizes him in public due to his legendary status. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He laughed with me and told me modestly, \u201cNo, not really. Mostly just at conferences and the like.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waggoner says he thinks he is just famous enough \u2013 enough to have a platform to inspire, but not enough to where it is annoying or difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, I asked him if he had any advice for hopeful, aspiring writers who are just beginning their careers. He draws back on a piece of advice he heard years ago \u2013 something that he still always tells people today: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTake your writing as far as YOU can. Never limit yourself and never stop improving.\u201d This is some pretty solid advice. In fact, you can truly apply this to any aspect of your life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tim Waggoner is so passionate about what he does and how he can help others through it, which I find so admirable and inspiring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anwen Harris
<\/strong>Reporter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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