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Meet Ryan Hill
him any sympathy and give him a soul. His
actions may have been just too…unforgivable.
He was a bad person and worse father. The
easiest character to create was Rosetta. I knew
what I wanted out of her the moment I started
writing. So, with every scene that she was in, I
felt more comfortable as a writer because she
was so easy to incorporate into the story.
Q. What inspired you to start writing your
debut novel?
Q. What authors have you read that inspired
you to write Barking Madness?
RH: There are so many writers that have
inspired me, Ken Follett, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and
Cormac McCarthy to name a few, but
Christopher Paolini has been my main
inspiration for putting pen to paper. He wrote his
first book when he was 15, so I figured, “Why
can’t I do that too?” It was much harder than it
sounded though, and when I was finished with
my story, there was a lot of editing that needed
to be done. After writing my final page,
however, my feelings of accomplishment were
unlike anything I had experienced before.
Q. Out of all the characters within your debut
novel, Barking Madness, which ones were
the hardest to create? And which were the
easiest?
RH: The hardest character to create was
Michael’s father. I wanted to make him a jerk,
but not your typical alcoholic jerk. I also wanted
the reader to have some sympathy for him, but
in the end, I still don’t know if I was able to gain
RH: I came up with the initial idea for Barking
Madness in 7th grade. From that point on, I was
always writing down ideas for my storyline. By
the beginning of 12th grade, I felt that I had
enough to expand on the story. Other than my
inspiration from other authors, I knew deep
down that I wanted to create fiction. I saw
writing as the easiest way to break into the
fictional realm, so I started to write. It took lots
of self-encouragement to keep going, too.
Before senior year of high school, I didn’t want
to tell my parents about my writing endeavors in
fear that they would disagree. So, my own
motivation is what encouraged me. I would also
like to mention that I did have a few remarkable
teachers that inspired me to be creative,
independent, and to think outside the box. I was
very secretive about my novel.
Q. What kind of books do you enjoy reading
when you have the time?
RH: I really enjoy a great story and, also, good
science fiction. As a kid, I loved the
Goosebumps series, as a teen, I enjoyed the
Twilight series, and now I just enjoy an
entertaining read. My tastes are varied. I loved
Pillars of the Earth, World War Z, and Lone
Survivor. My tastes can be eclectic and the
range between each story, vast and refreshing.
I never get tired of variety. Survival horror, such
as, The Road, is one of my favorites and, also,
an amazing genre, so if the two are combined,
then I’m bound to love it.