Ask the Author: Lisa Bent
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Lisa Bent
This book began as my memoir of my trials and tribulations of dating. I changed direction because I realised the story would be richer as a romance novel supported by characters. This is now Symona's story, her journey.
Lisa Bent
I don't get inspired to write, I feel inspired to write. Something I see, hear or read moves me to write.
Lisa Bent
Zahra's Journey is a children's illustration book I wrote in 2014 which deserves to see the light of day, so I am working on getting that published.
Sequel to Symona's Still Single? Perhaps, if the demand is there :-).
Sequel to Symona's Still Single? Perhaps, if the demand is there :-).
Lisa Bent
Allow yourself to begin.
Do not edit what you have just written. Keep writing. Just keep writing.
Do not edit what you have just written. Keep writing. Just keep writing.
Lisa Bent
As a writer, I get to play with themes in interesting ways with no restrictions, that is the best thing. However, the most important thing is that I get to touch hearts, nudge, inspire and empower through my words, without having met the reader, I find that amazing.
Lisa Bent
For me, writer's block shows up as a train of various indecisive thoughts. I used to get really frustrated by it and try and push through the difficulty but I stopped when I realised it was my brain's way of trying to figure out what happens next in the story.
To deal with it, I take a break away from the computer and when I return, I move onto a different chapter. The answer usually comes when I'm not thinking about it.
Understanding my creative flow and how my blocks show up has been really important within my writing journey.
To deal with it, I take a break away from the computer and when I return, I move onto a different chapter. The answer usually comes when I'm not thinking about it.
Understanding my creative flow and how my blocks show up has been really important within my writing journey.
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