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Nancy J. Parra
The white room was empty with only a keyhole to peer out. I leaned down and looked inside only to find someone looking back at me.
Nancy J. Parra
I would love to go to Hogwarts and study for a year. I bet their library is fantastic.
Nancy J. Parra
Hi Erin,
Thanks for the good question. I have Celiac and do my best to describe all I know about being GF.
That said, I have to keep the details as relevant to the story as I can.
Do you have Celiac? If so, you know that everyone can have a wide range of reactions from mild to severe. A friend I have can't walk down the flour isle at the grocery store. Others have trouble with gluten in things like makeup and soap. I am lucky in that my disease is not as severe.
Cheers and thanks for writing! Nancy
Thanks for the good question. I have Celiac and do my best to describe all I know about being GF.
That said, I have to keep the details as relevant to the story as I can.
Do you have Celiac? If so, you know that everyone can have a wide range of reactions from mild to severe. A friend I have can't walk down the flour isle at the grocery store. Others have trouble with gluten in things like makeup and soap. I am lucky in that my disease is not as severe.
Cheers and thanks for writing! Nancy
Nancy J. Parra
Hi Elizabeth,
Yes. Julie Hyzy and I work together on this one series. She sends me a plot outline and I write the books.
Thanks for your question and thanks for reading!
Nancy
Yes. Julie Hyzy and I work together on this one series. She sends me a plot outline and I write the books.
Thanks for your question and thanks for reading!
Nancy
Nancy J. Parra
Hi,
The idea for my most recent book came from a Chicago Tribune article about a woman who was an event planner who helped men plan the perfect proposal for the woman they loved. The book took off from there and Pepper Pomeroy was born.
Cheers, Nancy
The idea for my most recent book came from a Chicago Tribune article about a woman who was an event planner who helped men plan the perfect proposal for the woman they loved. The book took off from there and Pepper Pomeroy was born.
Cheers, Nancy
Nancy J. Parra
I loved to read stories as a kid. I was so excited to open a book. I used to tell my sisters stories every night at bed time. I started my first book in 5th grade. I wrote notebooks full of short stories that didn't end. Then when I was 20, I took a creative writing class as an easy A. In that class were two nontraditional students. They stopped me in the hall and told me that I was going to be a writer. It surprised me because I hadn't really considered it before that moment. I was taking engineering classes. But their encouragement had me writing my first 500 page complete novel and I've never looked back.
Nancy J. Parra
I'm writing on the third book in the Perfect Proposal series and plotting the fourth book in the Baker's Treat series and crafting the opening for the fourth book in the Candy Coated series.
Then there's a couple of other projects I'm working on in my spare time. LOL.
There are never enough hours in the day.
Then there's a couple of other projects I'm working on in my spare time. LOL.
There are never enough hours in the day.
Nancy J. Parra
The best advice I can give is to write. Always write. Practice your craft everyday.
Do what you have to do to never lose your love of writing, otherwise it simply becomes work and loses it's joy for you and the reader.
Cheers, Nancy
Do what you have to do to never lose your love of writing, otherwise it simply becomes work and loses it's joy for you and the reader.
Cheers, Nancy
Nancy J. Parra
For me, the best thing about being a writer is telling a story. I love to create characters and watch them take over the story and spin a tale I could have never imagined on my own.
The next best thing is listening to readers tell me how they experienced the story. I am always surprised by what the reader brings to the story. It's a great conversation.
The next best thing is listening to readers tell me how they experienced the story. I am always surprised by what the reader brings to the story. It's a great conversation.
Nancy J. Parra
Hi-
That's a good question. Writer's block is scary. I deal with it simply. I sit down and write. I allow myself to write badly if it moves the story along. I know that I can edit it out later when I polish.
The best thing about stories is that they are fluid and can ebb and flow and change and still remain wonderful.
I hope that answered your question.
Cheers, Nancy
That's a good question. Writer's block is scary. I deal with it simply. I sit down and write. I allow myself to write badly if it moves the story along. I know that I can edit it out later when I polish.
The best thing about stories is that they are fluid and can ebb and flow and change and still remain wonderful.
I hope that answered your question.
Cheers, Nancy
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