Ask the Author: Marla K. Benjamin
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Marla K. Benjamin
The mystery of my grandmother's life-so much we don't know about her life that she unfortunately can't articulate now. She has lived quite a special 100 yeared life.
Marla K. Benjamin
I was rooting for Mikael and Lisbeth from the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series to end up together, despite the age gap and their obvious differences. I liked the dynamic between them. But, of course, I am partial to Dez and Sabrina of A Light in the Dark because loves comes easy for them and then . . . it doesn't.
Marla K. Benjamin
I am working on finding that next character and story that propels me. I have several options I am currently playing with. O
Marla K. Benjamin
Headlines, as awful as they are, prompted to write what happens AFTER the headlines fade. Enduring after surviving, that's the true survival story.
Marla K. Benjamin
It starts with a character that I want to spend A LOT time with and from there comes a story I just have to tell.
Marla K. Benjamin
Just start writing-you have to start. I have dozens of things I have started and never finished. That is how I knew what I needed to abandon and eventually what I needed to stick with.
Marla K. Benjamin
The escape! I love my characters-they are like my friends that I can go to when things in real life get . . .overwhelming.
Marla K. Benjamin
I go do something else. I have had a lot of great ideas come to me while I am taking an indoor cycling class, believe it or not!
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