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G.K. Parks
Crisis of Conscience. lol It's called the editing process and a little shameless self-promotion. ;-)
G.K. Parks
Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler since they were equally matched, and she was the only woman he felt capable of loving.
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The ability to grow and change, even in the face of adversity. I enjoy reading and writing about characters that are somehow flawed but despite those flaws still manage to overcome obstacles.
G.K. Parks
My knee-jerk reaction to that question was "don't waste your time on law school". But honestly, I wouldn't be the person I am without the experiences I've had, and maybe I wouldn't be writing now if I didn't do all the things I've done. Not to mention, I wouldn't have the knowledge base for the situations presented in my stories without the convoluted path I took. So I wouldn't tell my younger self anything other than to just hang in there, and you'll find your way eventually.
G.K. Parks
I would say there are two equally difficult aspects to writing/publishing.
The first is not basing the worth of my writing on sales or reviews. Those are both factors completely outside of my control, and things that no writer should dwell on. What we do is create. We can control the world we write about, but we can't control any of the outside forces. That being said, I'm still learning how to let both good and bad reviews/sales roll off my back without having some type of emotional response to them because that's a rollercoaster of a ride that hurts productivity and detracts from time better spent writing.
The second hardest part to writing is finding a balance. Writing is all consuming. Even when I'm not typing away at the keyboard or rereading and editing a manuscript for the hundredth time, the storyline and character voices never stop playing through my head. While I'm doing other things, I'll suddenly realize how to improve a particular area of dialogue or decide what should happen next. Sometimes it's difficult not to drop everything and retreat to the laptop to continue writing. As far as I can tell, there's no off switch which is good and bad, I suppose. Writing is something I love, but it can interfere with time that might otherwise be spent with family and friends.
The first is not basing the worth of my writing on sales or reviews. Those are both factors completely outside of my control, and things that no writer should dwell on. What we do is create. We can control the world we write about, but we can't control any of the outside forces. That being said, I'm still learning how to let both good and bad reviews/sales roll off my back without having some type of emotional response to them because that's a rollercoaster of a ride that hurts productivity and detracts from time better spent writing.
The second hardest part to writing is finding a balance. Writing is all consuming. Even when I'm not typing away at the keyboard or rereading and editing a manuscript for the hundredth time, the storyline and character voices never stop playing through my head. While I'm doing other things, I'll suddenly realize how to improve a particular area of dialogue or decide what should happen next. Sometimes it's difficult not to drop everything and retreat to the laptop to continue writing. As far as I can tell, there's no off switch which is good and bad, I suppose. Writing is something I love, but it can interfere with time that might otherwise be spent with family and friends.
G.K. Parks
For the Alexis Parker series, I've written five full-length novels (the sixth is coming out August 5th) and three prequel novellas. As part of Kindle Worlds, I've written one Veronica Mars novel and two novellas. And currently I'm working on a new series and the seventh Alexis Parker novel. I hope that answers your question. ;-)
G.K. Parks
Honestly, it depends. It took months to come up with the idea for my first novel, but once I put pen to paper (or rather hands to keyboard) it took three months to write the first draft. Then almost double or triple that to edit and rewrite portions. Now, seven books in, the ideas tend to flow more easily, but the actual writing process takes longer and the editing and rewriting take less time.
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