Ask the Author: Michele Dayan
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Michele Dayan
It has taken a while, but the way I deal with writer's block is to simply let it go. I tell myself to go take a walk, get out in nature, do other things, go enjoy being with my horses. I know when I just let go, the ideas will start to form.
Michele Dayan
I have always loved being a story teller and writing provides me with such a fun method of relaying my stories. I have been teaching history for many years and my philosophy is that if I can get my students excited about some interesting, silly or sad story I'm telling, there is a good chance they will remember important aspects of history. I love telling stories about people, about why they act the way they do. What motivated them? What scared them? What causes them to change?
Michele Dayan
Keep a small journal with you and if something piques your interest, jot it down. You may not use most of it, but there will be gems.
Michele Dayan
I am editing a novel featuring one of my favorite characters from Loose Gates, Rose Marcus.
Michele Dayan
Being outside in nature or hanging out with my horses, my thoughts begin to flow and I start to see aspects of plots coming together. I am inspired by many different things. For some reason, watching the wind blow over tall grass is always very inspiring to me.
Michele Dayan
Most of these stories had been sitting in my journals for a while, but during my hikes in the Hawaiin rainforest, Janie's story began to take form.
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