Ask the Author: Thea Ramsay
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Thea Ramsay
His skin crawled as the ceiling lowered and the walls closed in around him. The moving stone, like his final scream, as it crushed him, was silent.
Thea Ramsay
I'd travel to the Star Trek universe, (yes I know that's TV, but plenty of books have been written). I'd live on Talos IV the rest of my life, hopefully catch the eye of one of those big-headed dream addicts. Hey, we're soulmates.
Thea Ramsay
I plan to read from many romance categories as an Audible Escape member. I like to browse through the subcategories. Currently reading Heavenly Lover.
In Braille, I'm reading a book called Edith Evans. Not sure if it's a fictional memoir or a true one.
Still reading the Butterfly Thomas book, whose title I've forgotten just now.
As for the rest, the old radio dramas and stories read aloud round out my choices.
In Braille, I'm reading a book called Edith Evans. Not sure if it's a fictional memoir or a true one.
Still reading the Butterfly Thomas book, whose title I've forgotten just now.
As for the rest, the old radio dramas and stories read aloud round out my choices.
Thea Ramsay
My latest book, Lucy, was engendered by a number of things. First, I found a void. As a sci-fi reader and Star Trek fan, I couldn't find a culture based on romance. There were societies that valued logic (Vulcan), honor (Klingon), and pleasure (Edo, Risa, etc.).
But no culture based on the sentiments of John Keats or Percy Shelley. No cultures founded on the principles of Romanticism.
So I created Lucy. The Earth she lives on is hurtling towards its final holocaust. So she is invited to live on another planet. Andorpha is inhabited by loving, furry people (a nod to A Wrinkle in Time), where it's always winter, (a nod to The Chronicles of Narnia). But most of all, it's a world that values love and all the other things idealized by the Romantics of the 19th century.
Maybe it'll even get kids interested in the poets and musicians of that era.
But no culture based on the sentiments of John Keats or Percy Shelley. No cultures founded on the principles of Romanticism.
So I created Lucy. The Earth she lives on is hurtling towards its final holocaust. So she is invited to live on another planet. Andorpha is inhabited by loving, furry people (a nod to A Wrinkle in Time), where it's always winter, (a nod to The Chronicles of Narnia). But most of all, it's a world that values love and all the other things idealized by the Romantics of the 19th century.
Maybe it'll even get kids interested in the poets and musicians of that era.
Thea Ramsay
The late, great Maurice White, who formed the band Earth Wind and Fire once said, "I saw a void, and I filled it", referencing the fact that he didn't want to sing, but there was no one to sing the more manly-sounding songs as a counterpoint to Philip Bailey's wonderful falsetto.
I've always adored Maurice. So whenever I wanted some kind of story but couldn't find it, I'd write it myself.
I've always adored Maurice. So whenever I wanted some kind of story but couldn't find it, I'd write it myself.
Thea Ramsay
I'm currently working on book 2 of a series. The first one has been published.
You can find it here:
https://www.amazon.com/Lucy-Thea-Rams...
I'm also working on a series of what I'd like to call 'cookie recipe murder mysteries'.
Perhaps you've read them? They're mysteries, very gentle and not too graphic, usually set in a small town, starring little old ladies (and sometimes their pets) as sleuths. Sometimes there's a recipe in the back of the book.
I'm not much of a cook, so I don't propose to put any recipes in the back of mine, but I like the formula: a charming little town, and two or three senior ladies who solve murder mysteries, usually to the chagrin of the local police. I have an idea for a similar kind of story, starring three blind women who solve cases.
So far, I've only written a proposal, describing the town and the ladies involved. Proposal isn't quite the word, as I'm not sending it to anyone for approval. Plot and character sketches are probably more appropriate descriptions.
You can find it here:
https://www.amazon.com/Lucy-Thea-Rams...
I'm also working on a series of what I'd like to call 'cookie recipe murder mysteries'.
Perhaps you've read them? They're mysteries, very gentle and not too graphic, usually set in a small town, starring little old ladies (and sometimes their pets) as sleuths. Sometimes there's a recipe in the back of the book.
I'm not much of a cook, so I don't propose to put any recipes in the back of mine, but I like the formula: a charming little town, and two or three senior ladies who solve murder mysteries, usually to the chagrin of the local police. I have an idea for a similar kind of story, starring three blind women who solve cases.
So far, I've only written a proposal, describing the town and the ladies involved. Proposal isn't quite the word, as I'm not sending it to anyone for approval. Plot and character sketches are probably more appropriate descriptions.
Thea Ramsay
My tenth-grade English teacher once told me, "The only way to write is to keep on writing." I haven't heard anything better since.
In order to hone the craft, you have to write. If that means taking a creative writing course and/or joining a writers' meetup or email list, all the better. Writing for other writers who can point out errors or challenge you to use another word to describe your setting instead of an over-used favorite is, I think, necessary for growth.
Oh yes, and don't forget to read. Read all kinds of genres and authors.
In order to hone the craft, you have to write. If that means taking a creative writing course and/or joining a writers' meetup or email list, all the better. Writing for other writers who can point out errors or challenge you to use another word to describe your setting instead of an over-used favorite is, I think, necessary for growth.
Oh yes, and don't forget to read. Read all kinds of genres and authors.
Thea Ramsay
I really enjoy exercising my imagination. You can do that as an actor or singer, to a point. But you still have to color within someone else's lines: say someone else's lines, or sing them. Being an inventor is probably pretty neat work, but you're limited by resources, laws of physics, and of course, our limitations regarding knowledge. As a writer, all you need is your imagination. OK, a dictionary, thesaurus, and a good spellchecker comes in handy as well.
Thea Ramsay
Writer's block is one of the bugaboos of writing. I usually leave something alone when I've hit a creative wall. I'll either work on another project, or take a few days' sabbatical. During the break, I'll feed my imagination with other writers' ideas. Genres like sci-fi and fantasy, I find, provide the richest nutrients for the imagination. If you remember your dreams, keeping a dream journal can give rise to new ideas.
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