Ask the Author: Charlene Raddon
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Charlene Raddon
Creating stories you would like to read.
Charlene Raddon
I would go to the old west, just to experience it, get to know the people, feel, see, hear what they do.
Charlene Raddon
I looked behind me as I walked down the church aisle on my wedding day, and saw that I was trailing toilet paper behind me.
Charlene Raddon
I read a book on 19th century gambling and was inspired to write a book about a woman in the 1880s who dealt faro in saloons.
Charlene Raddon
My first book was inspired by a dream. I have very vivid dreams. But I've been inspired by a wide variety of things. One of my books was inspired by an old wedding photo I saw in which the bride looks miserable.
Charlene Raddon
The first book I ever wrote. It's a time travel and at the time that I finished it, no one was buying them. This was in the early 90s. So I'm re-editing it and expect to publish it this year.
Charlene Raddon
You will know you're ready to publish when you reach the point where making your book the best it can be overrides your ego. When someone criticizes your work, use that criticism rather than resenting it.
Charlene Raddon
Read a book, either by another author or the one you're working on. Re-reading an unfinished book as sometimes get you going again. Reading other authors can also inspire ideas. I'm not talking about plagiarizing. I mean only that it gets your mind working. I'm often struck with ideas while reading that have nothing to do with the book I'm reading.
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