Ask the Author: Ashley Ladd
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Ashley Ladd
First, I give myself permission just to write, even if the first draft is horrible. If that doesn't work, then I reread what I've written (at least the last several pages) and sometimes even edit what I'm rereading.
Ashley Ladd
I'm the Goddess of my worlds. I create people, indeed entire worlds and universes with the flick of my wrist. I have the power of life and death, happiness and grief, laughter and tears over my characters.
Ashley Ladd
Read a lot, particularly in your intended genre, but also diversify.
Also, give yourself permission to write a crappy first draft. Just write. Get your ideas down on paper, even if it's pure dialogue. Later you will edit and fill in the blanks.
Also, give yourself permission to write a crappy first draft. Just write. Get your ideas down on paper, even if it's pure dialogue. Later you will edit and fill in the blanks.
Ashley Ladd
A male-male-female erotic contemporary romance for Totally Bound's new Totally Five Star Hotel line. I call it "Gaycation".
A romance writer who writes primarily male-male erotic romance attends a gay conference to get more story ideas. She gets WAY more than she bargains for.
A romance writer who writes primarily male-male erotic romance attends a gay conference to get more story ideas. She gets WAY more than she bargains for.
Ashley Ladd
Reading a good story inspires me to write my own. A really good book, especially when the writing is music to my eyes and the characters won't leave my mind even when I put down the story, inspires me to write more than anything else.
Ashley Ladd
I'm a food show junkie. I LOVE watching Gordon Ramsey's shows and Food Network so a cooking story was bound to pop out eventually.
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