Ask the Author: Mel Churcher
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Mel Churcher
I wait a while - if it doesn't go, I decide to just clean up the manuscript or fill in some 'boring' details. before I know where I am I'm writing...
Mel Churcher
You never wonder what to do. You always know you should be doing it. Time stops when you write. It's marvellous when it's done.
Mel Churcher
It's the getting down to it that's the problem. We all have fantastic imaginations and the need to tell stories but it is hard to get through the sticky patches. Set deadlines (though my favourite quote comes from Douglas Adams, 'I love deadlines. I love the whooshing sound as they pass by...') - it helps if someone needs to see it by a certain time - harder if you are self-publishing. Turn off Twitter etc! (So hard...) But keep at it!
Mel Churcher
I'm currently working on a memoir - the hardest thing I've ever done - it is the story of a little girl growing up in the bush of Africa. (My publisher thinks I'm working on another acting book so Shhh:)
Mel Churcher
My acting books have come from working on set as a coach - sometimes on a freezing night shoot by a burned out volcano - sometimes in a dust storm in Morocco - and having to watch the monitor 12 hours a day. I never tire of seeing how actors work....
One day I wanted to share what I'd seen and heard.
One day I wanted to share what I'd seen and heard.
Mel Churcher
My recent book has a DVD - or online resources with ebook version. When you are helping actors, the printed page may not be enough - you need to see the work...
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