Ask the Author: Susan Blanshard
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Susan Blanshard
'I am catching up on the classics.' SB.
Susan Blanshard
'I would say by being kind to myself. I mean it! If you haven't written for a while then don't expect to sit down and be on a roll. For me it takes about 2-3 weeks of writing and being present to get back into the 'flow.' I don't beat myself up over it.' S.B
Susan Blanshard
"The surprises the manuscript brings. You can write one sentence and five years later the content connects up to something else. The cover from Fragments of the Human Heart is an example. I did the painting 5 years before writing the poetry...the title and painting merged together.
Susan Blanshard
"Write your passion. Write every day."
Susan Blanshard
"We have just completed edits on a 645 page suspense thriller. We outlined the book but the MS evolved and is now nothing like the outline. It amazed us. Writing a huge collaborative work definitely tested us as a couple!"
Susan Blanshard
'Self-driven desire to create something from nothing."
Susan Blanshard
"The first cup of coffee in the morning - we came up with the idea, just talking."
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