Ask the Author: Kari Chaplin
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Kari Chaplin
The answer to this question is a very typical one. It was a reoccurring nightmare.
Kari Chaplin
Don't force it. Wait for the inspiration to come to you.
Kari Chaplin
The best thing about being a writer is having a needlepoint of an idea and watching it roll on the computer screen. Most of the time, I have no clue where a tiny idea is taking the story. I feel like I am part of these worlds that I create. I feel like they are vacation spots I frequent.
Kari Chaplin
I wait for inspiration to come to me. I find inspiration from dreams, random thoughts and even something someone says to me.
Kari Chaplin
Currently, I am working on the next book in the Darkness Awakens Series (Kissed By Darkness).
Kari Chaplin
I am not sure how to answer this. When I began writing Darkness Awakens, the story generally flowed like waves. The times, I guess you may call writer's block, I either went into edit the story until inspiration hit me or I turned off my computer. I didn't stress over it. I went back to my daily. I found that at the worse possible moments, inspiration would strike. I remember washing dishes one day and I was swept into the world of Darkness Awakens. I was at the bar having a conversation with the characters. When I came out of the daydream, I realized there was no way I could write with three kids needing my attention, dinner to cook and so fourth. So I opened my phone and wrote the notes on a notepad app. If I had to answer that, I would say that I put it down until inspiration took ahold of me.
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