“Writers aren’t exactly people … they’re a whole lot of people trying to become one person.” F. Scott Fitzgerald Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.”- E.L. Doctorow I read an article last year with the results of a research study that found a majority of authors can hear their characters speaking to them.Continue reading “Writers’ Imaginary Friends”
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Doves vs. Crows
While writing my debut novel, Enemies of Doves, I more or less had two moods: “This is really good!”“This is s#%!” I still have those two alternating and antithetical thoughts as I write A River of Crows. But since this is my second book, I have fun new doubts too: “Is this book as goodContinue reading “Doves vs. Crows”
CHARACTER CREATION
A reader recently sent me a message via social media and told me she had really enjoyed my book and given it 4 stars on goodreads last month, but she was going to change it to 5. Why? Her exact words were, “I can’t stop thinking about your characters. I feel like I know them,Continue reading “CHARACTER CREATION”
Shanessa Gluhm 