Ask the Author: Denae Christine
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Denae Christine
Can I bring back a pet dragon? If so, I'd go to either Pern for a fire lizard or to Amara for a minor dragon. They're small enough to hold, fairly intelligent, can breathe fire, and they stay with their human for life.
Denae Christine
A bunch of re-reads, including Star Wars books, Pellinor books, Brandon Sanderson books, Dragonet Prophecy books, and some Tamora Pierce books. I'm going to read Age of Myth, Raiders from the Sea, and Charming Academy.
Denae Christine
This is such a hard question that I'm tempted to answer flippantly with, "Peter Pan and Tinkerbell" or "Mr. and Mrs. Beaver from Narnia."
However, I've given it much consideration and come down to these:
"Raoden and Serene" -- Sanderson's Elantris
"David and Amanda" -- Wallace's Buffalo Gal
However, I've given it much consideration and come down to these:
"Raoden and Serene" -- Sanderson's Elantris
"David and Amanda" -- Wallace's Buffalo Gal
Denae Christine
I do other things. I walk, listen to a book, advertise my book, check professional websites, read emails, read writing advice, etc. If the writer's block goes on for more than a day or two, I sit and read the most recent things I read. If that doesn't help, I pretend I'm writing a throwaway scene and begin. That throwaway scene may or may not become a scene I want in the book, but it's easier to get yourself to write a scene you pretend you'll throw away than a scene that will exist in the final draft of your book. The latter is far more daunting.
Denae Christine
Reading my favorite books and pretending I'm doing "career research" or that I'm "honing my craft," when all I'm really doing is reading a good book.
Oh, and all the wonderful people I meet and hear about! Authors and readers really are the best sorts.
Oh, and all the wonderful people I meet and hear about! Authors and readers really are the best sorts.
Denae Christine
The Royal Deception trilogy is a retelling of the Lion King (which happens to be Disney's retelling of Hamlet). For the plot, I used a lot of ideas out of the Lion King movie and a few from the Hamlet play. For the blade shifters, my sister and I came up with those one day while we were playing, pretending our arms/legs were swords. For the world, I got that from a short story of mine, which was about a mermaid who was based on Cinderella and Esther and Ariel.
I guess my ideas come from anywhere.
I guess my ideas come from anywhere.
Denae Christine
I am drafting scenes of book 3 of the Royal Deception trilogy. Hopefully soon I'll organize those to have the first draft of the book.
EDIT: book 3 is out! Now I'm working on a companion blade shifter novel set in the same world.
EDIT: book 3 is out! Now I'm working on a companion blade shifter novel set in the same world.
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