Ask the Author: April L. Wood
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April L. Wood
Currently I am writing Spring in Summerland, (Season of the Witch Book 2), and Jilted: A Gypsy Romance.
April L. Wood
Various things inspire me to write. For instance, WINTER'S CURSE was inspired by the Syrian Refugee Crisis, endometriosis, and, of all things, a Nirvana song. Jumble all that together and we have WINTER'S CURSE.
Inspiration surrounds us daily. If you wait to be inspired, you will never write. You just have to pull things from your everyday life and make it your own.
Also, stepping outside your comfort zone with your writing will only make you a better writer. So, broaden your horizons and write that sex scene/step out of your genre and if it doesn't work, that's ok too. There's a fine line between safe and stale!
Inspiration surrounds us daily. If you wait to be inspired, you will never write. You just have to pull things from your everyday life and make it your own.
Also, stepping outside your comfort zone with your writing will only make you a better writer. So, broaden your horizons and write that sex scene/step out of your genre and if it doesn't work, that's ok too. There's a fine line between safe and stale!
April L. Wood
I don't dwell on writer's block. It happens. In order to get my thoughts together, I will brainstorm on my computer about all the major things that *I* would like to get across, while still allowing the characters to tell me what *they* would like to happen next.
If that fails, being around other creative people helps, a lot. As does slamming your head against the wall. ;)
If that fails, being around other creative people helps, a lot. As does slamming your head against the wall. ;)
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