Ask the Author: Kelly Sokol
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Kelly Sokol
The Woman Who Lost Her Soul, The Hunting Party, The Night She Disappeared, The Love Songs of W. E. B. Dubois, and The Mountains Sing.
Kelly Sokol
If the doorway is locked, break a window.
Kelly Sokol
Writing has always been my vehicle for understanding myself and the world around me. And now I've been fortunate enough through my work to amplify the volume on important conversations about maternal mental health.
Kelly Sokol
Read anything and everything you can, across genre. If you encounter a writer who has mastered plot, for example, write down the plot points, investigate their order in the text and ask why and how does this telling succeed. Books are our greatest and most enduring teachers. And write. Often, and for the alchemy you can work on the page.
Kelly Sokol
I'm working on another novel. It is not related to The Unprotected, though it's been wonderful to hear that readers would like to hear more of Lara and Auden's stories.
Kelly Sokol
I wouldn't get anything written if I waited for inspiration. I write and trust that what needs to come will. That said, I've found a brilliant snippet of an overheard conversation can be a great story starter.
Kelly Sokol
All of my stories begin with a character. Lara James was the first character to keep me up at night. When I met her, she was at a point of deep crisis and facing a choice that would change her forever. I had to figure out who she had been, what brought her to this place and what she would do.
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