Ask the Author: Ryan Taylor
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Ryan Taylor
When I'm able to do it, working out my frustrations through words instead of digesting my stomach lining.
Ryan Taylor
First, don't be afraid. Second, it's cliché, but write what you know. Use all the imagination you can, but I learned with my early college efforts on the literary magazine that the best writing is always anchored to reality somehow. Finally, try not to get discouraged. My husband and co-author, Josh Harwood, will laugh when he reads that, since he spends a lot of time keeping me optimistic and focused, but I think it's very important.
Ryan Taylor
Real life experiences and people-watching. Not all of my writing is true, by any means, but I work better with things that are a concrete part of my brain. Parts of our first book, No Brief Affair, were based on our own romance, but most of the book was fiction. The story was inspired by different things—people we know, for example, or places we've been, things we've done, and our careers.
Ryan Taylor
I'm currently working on a book called Legally Bound with Joshua Harwood, my husband and co-author. Legally Bound will be the continuation of the story from our first novel, No Brief Affair.
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