There are the usual questions readers ask authors. But what about the hard ones? I answer those questions here.
Answering the hard questions about life as a writer
Tag: writer’s block
3 ways to combat writer’s block
Recently, a writer friend asked me how I combat writer’s block. Before I share what I told her, let me just tell you that writer’s block doesn’t discriminate. I don’t care if you’re JK frickin Rowling, every author is afflicted with this curse. Case in point, I gave this friend my answer for battling writer’s … Continue reading 3 ways to combat writer’s block
The messy blending of a … story
About a week or so ago I announced that I believed I was done with the rough draft of Prelude to Forever, the story of how Rachel and John met and fell in love before A Symphony of Cicadas. Having planned on this book being a novelette, I was satisfied with the shorter length, and … Continue reading The messy blending of a … story
Let your characters hijack the storyline
It was a month ago when I tossed out almost everything I had written in "Forever Thirteen," the sequel to my first novel, "A Symphony of Cicadas". Nothing had been working, I couldn't connect with my characters, and the storyline was heading down a dark path of the afterlife that made the story more sinister … Continue reading Let your characters hijack the storyline
Prompts to chase away writer’s block
Words by Autumn's Child* Words fly through my mind, in my eyes and out my ears, Through my pores and rest on my lips. As I walk through grocery stores they dance on melons. Sitting by a fountain they gurgle with the falling water. Adjectives and pronouns flutter in the whirring of the wings of … Continue reading Prompts to chase away writer’s block
