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Elizabeth Whitton
I'm currently working on the second book of my "Houses of the Old Blood" series. The book title is "The Gold Flame of Senica".
Elizabeth Whitton
I sat near the rear exit on a bus one, hot and dusty day. A boy at the front turned and glanced at me. I wondered, as I sat on my sweat-humid seat and stared out the window as the world rushed past in a hazy, beige blur, what if he had strange, golden eyes and I was the only person on the bus who noticed? Why would I be the only one to see their odd hue? What would happen if I stepped off the bus at the next stop--
And he followed me?
Thus began "Houses of the Old Blood".
And he followed me?
Thus began "Houses of the Old Blood".
Elizabeth Whitton
Music. Daydreaming. Soaking in the bathtub.
And sometimes listening to the babble around me for a few words that might catch my attention. That intrigue me. That start me wondering about the ending of a sentence that begins with:
What would happen if...?
And sometimes listening to the babble around me for a few words that might catch my attention. That intrigue me. That start me wondering about the ending of a sentence that begins with:
What would happen if...?
Elizabeth Whitton
Start writing. Like yesterday.
And do not stop.
Ever.
And do not stop.
Ever.
Elizabeth Whitton
Being caught up in a whirlpool of a story that won't let you go. Having it consume you until you forget to eat or sleep or wash your hair. Realizing that you have a front row seat to watch the creation of a new universe.
And, when it's finally finished and you read what you wrote, feeling like a stranger as you wonder-- did I really write this or did magic make it happen?
And, when it's finally finished and you read what you wrote, feeling like a stranger as you wonder-- did I really write this or did magic make it happen?
Elizabeth Whitton
I had my first writer's block a couple of weeks ago. I'd written for years and never encountered one, so I was surprised! I had just won a major writing award and felt keen pressure to live up to it. In the end, I realized I was demanding perfection of myself. As soon as I realized this, I laughed. I've never been a perfect writer so why would I expect things to change now? The writer's block vanished, and I could write again.
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