Literature Tag: Roy Huff

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This #MondayMotivation, I have the privilege nay the extreme glory to introduce you to an unbelievable author that I've met along my journey. You should see this guy on guest posts, he's one of the most versatile Authors I know. He is the type of author I strive to become one day for the following reasons:

• Great readership fan base
• Large follower to following ratio
• Alot of interaction on posts/writing
• Published books/works across not only the fiction board but the personal development one too {an impressive & complete List of his published works can be found Here}
• Self Motivated & Goal oriented
• Guest Posting & Features on many different blogs/websites
• Lives in Hawaii
• Loves Japan

Meet Roy Huff

Roy Huff is a research scientist, author, and teacher who overcame the hardship of a family plagued by severe poverty and mental illness. After graduating high school as Valedictorian a year early, he moved to Hawaii at the age of seventeen with only $100 in his pocket to start a new life.

His interests are eclectic and range from the arts, extreme sports, economics, hard science, movies, traveling, and the outdoors. Roy Huff remains committed to promoting education, applied science, individuality, and creativity.

Literature Tag:

1. What is your all-time favorite book?

• That’s an impossible question to answer. I have many favorites. A few including The Hunger Games, Harry Potter, & Lord of the Rings series’. I also enjoy many non-fiction books such as Think and Grow Rich and others.

2. According to you, which Quote best describes you as a person?

• “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” – Robert Frost

3. What is your favorite English word, and why?

• Another impossible question. I like many: Hope, action, surprise, optimistic, happy, dream, do, learn, goal, write.

4. What is your favorite word in your home language, and what does it mean?

• See answer #3.

5. Being a blogger/author, what is the most difficult part about writing for you?

• Sitting down and writing. Once I start it’s easy. Fear and procrastination are the enemy of writers. 

6. What inspires you to write the most?

• When I get positive feedback from readers, it’s a tremendous motivator. I also love the fact that my words are my legacy. The fact that people will be able to read my words years, decades, and centuries after I’m gone pushes me to keep going. 

7. Who is your favorite Author?

• I have many, but I’ll say Tolkien. 

"Gandalf the Jazzed"

8. In how many languages can you write in?

• I’m fluent in English, but I can write some Japanese, but not well enough to write a book, at least not yet. 

9. If you had to MAKE UP/INVENT one word, what would it be? And what would that word mean?

• Habiteer – An expert in stacking good habits who achieves what others once thought to be an impossible goal. 

10. Make a sentence containing the following words: Three, Birds, Sauce, Hug and Gay (As in happy)

• Three gay birds hugged after inventing an awesome secret sauce.

11. Assign your own meaning to the following made-up words:

• Bugalhet – A person who plays the bugle and eats bagels. 
• Wiftigious – To smell frequently even in the absence of an odor.
• Doraning – The name given to those looking to copy Dora the Explorer

12. What word rhymes best with Sugar?

• Pusher

13. Sum up your experience of Blogging in one rhyming sentence.

• Finding no time is the crime, but to break it, you must take it. 

14. Who is your favorite character from a book? Why him/her?

• Another impossible question. Harry Potter is good, but so are many others. I love escape and fantasy and those that overcome impossible obstacles. 

15. What would be the Ultimate Goal for you to achieve as a Writer?

• A hundred million plus New York Times bestseller. 

16. Can you remember the moment you fell in love with words/literature?

• I loved Edgar Allen Poe in high school. 

17. Do you have a good support structure while writing?

• Yes. My family and friends are supportive, and I use online tools and resources. 

18. Why is reading important to you?

• Reading makes you a better writer, and gives you he knowledge you need to learn anything. It also improves your ability to focus and develop good habits. 

19. What is your most memorable childhood book?

• Charlotte’s Web. 

Quick Fire {choose one}

Poems or Quotes 

Rock or Pop

Handwriting or Typing

Fiction or Non-Fiction

Both

Plotter or Pantser

Traditional or Self-Publishing

Depends on the goal

Reading alone or for Other People

Tips & Tricks:

1. Do you have any great writing resources that you can share with us?

• Yes. 1. Read https://smartblogger.com/ daily.

2. What would you say to other aspiring writers out there?

• Write daily, even if just one paragraph. Read about improving your writing daily, and read something daily. It’s not about talent, it’s about persistence and learning. Anyone can become a great writer if they keep putting in the effort, i.e., write, read, and read about improving your writing as much as possible. Small gains daily add up to tremendous gains over time.

3. If there was just one nugget of wisdom you could share, what would that be?

• Don’t give up. Don’t listen to people who have given up or never tried. Seek advice from those who succeeded and you wish to emulate. Be persistent and focus on changing bad habits. It’s the consistent small good habits that push you towards your dreams over time.

Have you written any books? Tell us about it/them.

• I’ve written four books in an eight-part epic-fantasy series called Everville. The latest was Everville: The Fall of Brackenbone which takes place partly in a university and partly on a parallel fantasy world with fantasy characters that work with the protagonist, Owen Sage, to stop the destruction of the word from evil forces. 

Buy Everville Books: Amazon Link

• I also wrote a self-help book on happiness and success this past summer, which I’m currently working on to get published and promoted. You can get a feel for my self-help writing by reading my Lifehack articles here. http://www.lifehack.org/author/royhuffowensage-com

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