Ask the Author: Pamela Kay Hawkins
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Pamela Kay Hawkins
Since I've recently read all of Winston Graham's books in the Poldark saga, I think I must pick Ross and Demelza.
Pamela Kay Hawkins
I actually wrote a blog AKA "musing" on my website http://www.pamelakayhawkins.com/musings about this very topic. You might want to check it out.
Pamela Kay Hawkins
The question seems odd to me. Either you are a writer or you're not, and if you are, then the question becomes akin to asking what's the best thing about being me, which I won't answer. If you're asking about the fame, money, etc., I wouldn't know. But if you're asking about the best thing about being a published author? I think the moment your published book arrives and it's become something separate from you that others can enjoy. It's kind of like watching your children become adults and successful in the world.
Pamela Kay Hawkins
I'm going to pass on some wisdom from two favorite authors and friends of mine from when I started. Jean Hager, author of the Molly Bearpaw mysteries, told a group of us aspiring writers, that talent was important but not the crucial ingredient in being a good writer; learning the craft of writing was. I'd never thought of writing as a craft that could be learned before; it opened the door to Jack Bickham's (The Apple Dumpling Gang) novel class for me, and Jack told me to set a specific time each day to write and do it. I did. Amazing how much you can write, if you think of it as a business appointment that you must attend.
Pamela Kay Hawkins
I'm trying to decide which of the five novels I've started writing will be this year's lucky winner and get finished.
Pamela Kay Hawkins
People. I'm crazy about what makes people tick. So inspiration is just about everywhere.
Pamela Kay Hawkins
Most of my ideas come from wondering about what people would do if. If this happens to this character, then how would they deal with it and how would it change them? That's where I got the idea for Laurie Billings. I've always been fascinated with the life experiences that "suddenly" turn a little girl into a young woman. So I took a young girl of 14, nearly 15, threw her a lot of curves during her pivotal year, and found out what happened. The good news for me was that I liked her better at the end of the book.
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