Ask the Author: Pamela McCord
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Pamela McCord
I'm usually reading two or three books at a time. Mostly, they're cozies. Some of my very favorite authors are Amy Charles, Darynda Jones, Elaine Viets, Jana DeLeon. I also like all books by Anne Frasier. My list could go on and on...
Pamela McCord
I think about my work-in-progress before I go to sleep and try to follow a thread to where it should go next. Sometimes, I think of a few words or a phrase. Sometimes, an actual direction will come to me.
Pamela McCord
High on a hill, the old Victorian house waited. It was almost time.
Pamela McCord
A few months ago, my sister and I went to the memorial park to take flowers to our parents. As we were leaving, I said out loud that I hoped Mom liked the wind chimes we'd bought for her and were hanging in a tree nearby. I told her how lovely they were and that they made a nice tinkly sound. Then I said that if she had any messages for us she could tell our friend "Marie" (I changed her name for privacy). My sister and I laughed about saying that as we left the park. A few hours later, Marie called to say she'd had a visit from our parents and that my mom mentioned a wind chime. My sister and I live in California, and Marie is on the East Coast. Marie does have some psychic abilities and has previously mentioned that our parents were around us, but this time it was so specific!
Pamela McCord
Oddly, I often have two or three stories I'm working on. I've just finished the second book in the Pekin Dewlap series and am taking steps to have it published. I also finished writing an adult ghost story that I'm about to submit to a professional editor. And I just started ANOTHER ghost story for adults that I hope I'm talented enough to finish. So far, I'm only about 20 pages into that one. By ADULT, I just mean not middle grade.
Pamela McCord
Just go for it. It seems like an impossible task, but with hard work your book will take form and, almost before you know it, you can type THE END and move on to figuring out what to do with the finished manuscript. I like to think about my current project when I go to bed and see if I can imagine where the story goes next. Then I hopefully remember the thought the next morning and can advance my story.
Pamela McCord
Surprising yourself that you can actually write a book! When you start out, the idea of being able to create a whole story seems overwhelming. I feel really pleased whenever I am able to finish telling the story I wanted to tell.
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