Ask the Author: DeeDee Prince
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DeeDee Prince
When I worked with Irene Graham during the Memoir writer's workshop, she taught us to do an extensive mind-mapping technique she called the Bubble Technique. It essentially tapped into sub-conscious thoughts to capture details about the characters being used. Then when we got stuck we could go back over the sheets that would help kickstart new thoughts. It was effective for me. There are however some days that good writing just eludes me and I have to settle for less than stellar and re-work it later.
DeeDee Prince
It's a unique pleasure to know that your writing has touched someone else in a special way - especially when I've inspired someone. That's a common theme from many of my readers - that Unmarked escape Routes' inspired them in some way
DeeDee Prince
I took classes to augment my writing ability and then just kept writing until I felt it was ready for 'beta readers,' i.e. people I knew would be honest with me and give me much needed feedback. Then I re-wrote and got professional help when I needed it. The money I spent on both an interior designer and my editor Leslie Caplan was well spent!!
DeeDee Prince
A fictional short story that I started at the Iowa Summer Writing Summer Festival this past June.
DeeDee Prince
I've been writing long enough that I know if I show up at my writing spot and give in to the craft I will be inspired enough to do some work. I have ideas I want to work on that I keep a list of or thoughts come into my head while I'm walking that I capture in my voice texts.
DeeDee Prince
The genesis for the book started when my granddaughter asked to be told stories about her deceased grandmother, Rhoda. I created a scrapbook to tell stories about my mother's life.
This led me on a genealogy quest to fill in missing pieces of my mother’s early life in England. I combined her love of writing stories, family research and a memoir writing course to piece together not only her mother’s past, but my own childhood.
This led me on a genealogy quest to fill in missing pieces of my mother’s early life in England. I combined her love of writing stories, family research and a memoir writing course to piece together not only her mother’s past, but my own childhood.
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