Ask the Author: Rita Arens
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Rita Arens
I got the idea for THE OBVIOUS GAME from blogging about my pasts experiences with eating disorders. I realized from talking to people and reading comments on my work that people who don't have eating disorders really do not get them at all, and they're getting all their information from pop culture and Dr. Phil. That is no good. I wrote my novel to explain the psyche of anorexia and a possible path in and out of it. I also wanted to write about mother/daughter relationships that don't suck.
Rita Arens
I read people who write better than I do. Works like a charm.
Rita Arens
I'm currently working on a new adult or older YA novel called THE BIRTHRIGHT OF PARKER CLEAVES.
Rita Arens
Learn to divorce criticism of your writing with criticism of your being as early as possible in your writing career. They are different things. Your writing is something that can be adjusted without changing who you are as a person. If you're having trouble accepting criticism without feeling like a failure or getting defensive, read TRYING TO SAVE PIGGY SNEED by John Irving.
Rita Arens
I've never had anyone frown when I told them I am a writer. Usually their eyebrows raise. It's nice.
Rita Arens
I deal with writer's block by reading books, lots of different genres. Also short stories -- their brevity often drives home a central point better than a novel and gets me thinking about what message I want to bring to my readers with that particular novel.
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