Ask the Author: Gina Ochsner
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Gina Ochsner
On occasion I find myself bumping up against a wall. I don't know what should happen next in a story. I can't quite figure out why the characters are doing what they're doing. The whole story feels flat or stale. When this happens I troll my bookshelf at home or go to a bookstore. I'm looking at titles. I'm pulling books of the shelves, taking in their heft and texture. I'll look at the amazing first lines of first chapters. I remind myself why I like to write: because I love reading. I return to the great masters who made me fall in love with words in the first place. And then something magical happens. A word. An image. A thought. An idea. And then I'm back at it.
Gina Ochsner
Being a writer is like playing in a giant sandbox. Everyday I get to have some low down messy fun making shapes and building characters and watching what they'll do next. Every day is a new adventure and I've honestly never once been bored.
Gina Ochsner
Keep writing. Don't give up. And never, ever stop reading.
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