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Ask the Author: Laurie Stevens

“I'm always happy to answer questions from readers. We'll be doing this weekly. (You can keep in touch with me on a daily basis via my Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/lauriestevens...)” Laurie Stevens

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I've read both your books, The Dark before Dawn and Deep into Dusk. They were both great! When is the next Gabriel book coming out? I read somewhere that it was coming out in winter, is it close to being released? I can't wait to read it!! :-)
Laurie Stevens Hi Veronica,
The Mask of Midnight is coming out February of 2015. I will post an announcement on Goodreads, to be sure! You can always check me on Facebook (I update that often) at http://www.facebook.com/lauriestevens...
Thanks for the compliment on the books. They were just signed with Random House, Germany so we'll be terrorizing people across the Atlantic now. Happy Holidays!
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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?
Laurie Stevens Write. That is truly the best advice I can give. It's no good aspiring to be a writer. If you write, then you are one.
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What’s the best thing about being a writer?
Laurie Stevens Well, as a crime writer you can get away with being devious and sinister by creating adversarial characters;). The main best thing is that writers are in touch with a creative mind on a daily basis. I love that about being a writer. I think it's good for folks to be able to express their creative minds -- whether by writing, doing art, etc.
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How do you deal with writer’s block?
Laurie Stevens Dr. Bob Weathers and I did a seminar on this for a library this summer. The worst thing you can do is fight it. Please see my Facebook page for the summary of 7 key points that will help! http://www.facebook.com/lauriestevens...
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What are you currently working on?
Laurie Stevens Eek! I think I answered that in question 1. The third book in the series, "The Mask of Midnight."
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How do you get inspired to write?
Laurie Stevens I think any author will tell you that the muse is already in them and there is a pressing need to get a story told. Trust me, I'm not always inspired, so I will listen to certain songs that motivate me -- make me see the story and the characters more fully. Usually then I can run to the writing.
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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?
Laurie Stevens Since my books chronicle the healing progression of the main character, a detective suffering from PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder) I knew I had to have something to do with family, since reuniting and "trusting" in his family would be the next step in his recovery. So, I made much of that and weaved it into the mystery he is solving. Besides all that, the villain in the first book makes a reappearance. This book is due out 2014 and is called The Mask of Midnight
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