Ask the Author: Laurie L.C. Lewis
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Laurie L.C. Lewis
Oh, I'd hitch transport to Hogsmeade and try to get an apprenticeship at Honeydukes! Imagine!
Laurie L.C. Lewis
What a great question! I've used several personal events and mysteries so far, and I'm always examining my life and the lives of my family for more good leads. My daughter needed a kidney transplant in her twenties. We've wanted to tell that personal story with all the ups and downs, the tears, and prayers, to help other families see the light at the end of the tunnel.
My mother told me a story about a copper coil she found in her mother's hope chest. The story behind it has a crazy "twist." (Couldn't help myself.)
My son's family went to Belize and while there, his son needed an emergency appendectomy. The hospital was in a remote community, and my mind goes all kinds of places with that scenario. What if seemingly affluent American parents found out that their son had been kidnapped from the recovery area?
Crazy ideas! Thanks for the question!
My mother told me a story about a copper coil she found in her mother's hope chest. The story behind it has a crazy "twist." (Couldn't help myself.)
My son's family went to Belize and while there, his son needed an emergency appendectomy. The hospital was in a remote community, and my mind goes all kinds of places with that scenario. What if seemingly affluent American parents found out that their son had been kidnapped from the recovery area?
Crazy ideas! Thanks for the question!
Laurie L.C. Lewis
Inspiration is everywhere. A setting inspired a few books. As soon as I stepped into Williamsburg, Virginia, I knew I would write a historical fiction series. As soon as I stepped onto Cannon Beach in Oregon, I saw "Sweet Water" unfold. But people, events, and questions have also launched books. The "what-if-this-happened" thoughts that spawn characters and settings. It's a blast to just sit and dream up book ideas!
Laurie L.C. Lewis
Get started. Get a little notebook to jot down things that inspire you--settings, expressions, people and their characteristics, questions and plot ideas. Everything that stirs your imagination. Then outline. You'll be amazed how your bits and pieces will come together. Be brave and connect with other writers who will give you honest feedback and support. And know who your writing for. Your writing is just as valid and valuable if its intended audience is your family and friends rather than the world. But whatever you write, make it your best. Your very best, because your satisfaction will be comparable to the effort you made to stretch and grow in the craft.
Laurie L.C. Lewis
So many lovely adventures open up when one writes, but the best thing is realizing that what you have to say touches someone else, and in special moments, that it can be a comfort, some solace, something thought-provoking that opens their mind to new possibilities, and in rare moments, an answer to a question they've had on their mind. It's the "people" things. Those connections. They make the bad, lonely, I-feel-like-a-failure days fade.
Laurie L.C. Lewis
It's hard to beat the tension between Emma Woodhouse and Mr. Knightly. Miss Jane Austen draws that-will-they-get-together-or-not question out like a delicious pull of warm taffy.
Laurie L.C. Lewis
I've got two projects going right now. I'm writing a volume in Gelato Publishing's "The Destination Billionaires Series," set for March 2017. Since romance is a new genre for me, I'm writing this book under a pen name--Addison Tayte." I'm Also wrapping up a political suspense novel titled. "The Shell Game." Additionally, I'm rewriting "Awakening Avery" for the national market, and conducting research on a historical fiction novel for next year.
Laurie L.C. Lewis
I posted the story behind "The Dragons of Alsace Farm" on my blogpost on my Author Page. The short answer is that it was inspired by our family's wrestle with dementia in our mother. Once Mom was diagnosed, I discovered that most of my friends had a loved one impacted by this disorder. The topic needed to be discussed. In order to show the impact the disease has on families, I created Noah and Tayte, two twenty-somethings who arrive on Agnes's farm to help her, and end up discovering that despite all she's lost, she still has much to teach them about love and courage.
Laurie L.C. Lewis
Music and the flow of a book feel very similar to me, so I sometimes play music as I work. The right piece of music playing in the background helps me connect with my characters and their actions.
I also run scenarios in my mind. I brainstorm with myself.
I also run scenarios in my mind. I brainstorm with myself.
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