Ask the Author: Elizabeth Sumner Wafler
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Elizabeth Sumner Wafler
You know, I've been blessed in this area, haven't had many blocked days. But I follow the advice of the inimitable Stephen King and write one day, revise the next. If it's feeling stale, leave it. I always find that when I go back to it the next day the fresh ideas flow.
Elizabeth Sumner Wafler
The idea for In Robin's Nest began with a documentary about my favorite band, The Eagles. The first time I watched The History of The Eagles on Showtime, I was riveted by concert footage from 1977, from the Hotel California tour in DC. A girl in the front row with Farrah Fawcett waves and wide-legged jeans was perched on her boyfriend’s shoulders, her face particularly luminous and arresting. She could have been me in the late seventies. I thought: Who is this woman today? What if she (now my age) is watching and unexpectedly sees herself immortalized on film at twenty-one? I began to daydream about her and what her story might have been. And ROBIN HAMILTON came to life.
Elizabeth Sumner Wafler
Some of my best ideas come to me in the middle of the night and sometimes even in dreams.
Elizabeth Sumner Wafler
A coming of age story about a thirteen year old girl growing up on the campus of an all boys' school in 1970-1971. It is in turn poignant and hilarious. I crack up most days while writing scenes.
Elizabeth Sumner Wafler
Write every day. The more you write the easier it comes. A pianist practices the piano every day.
Elizabeth Sumner Wafler
Creating interesting characters and allowing them to lead you where they want to go.
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