Ask the Author: Victoria Marswell
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Victoria Marswell
I combat the struggle of completing a novel by creating a daily schedule. Whether I set goals for word count, pages written or a timeframe to finish a first draft, I work on the goal one day at a time. It keeps me from getting ahead of myself. Once I’ve achieved my daily goals, working through the entire process becomes more attainable and every time I repeat the cycle, it’s easier to complete.
Victoria Marswell
When I started my first novel, I used to wait until I felt inspired or was in the mood to write. I learned that mindset would get you nowhere. If you wait for inspiration, you’ll feel defeated by outside circumstances.
My advice is to set daily goals and write no matter how you feel that day. The good news is, if you’re dissatisfied with your work that day, you can revise it later. The best thing to do is produce work. You’ll finish a draft and then you’ll have something to work with and achieve your goals. The routine will create a positive habit, rather than be a slave to your moods and resent the writing process.
We have all that we need inside to inspire us.
My advice is to set daily goals and write no matter how you feel that day. The good news is, if you’re dissatisfied with your work that day, you can revise it later. The best thing to do is produce work. You’ll finish a draft and then you’ll have something to work with and achieve your goals. The routine will create a positive habit, rather than be a slave to your moods and resent the writing process.
We have all that we need inside to inspire us.
Victoria Marswell
The original concept for The Counterfeiter’s Daughter began when I first visited Bavaria in south Germany and Salzburg, Austria, at 17.
The fairytale setting sparked the idea for a story to take place in those locations. Many years passed before I devoted time to write an entire novel. During the beginning stages of outlining the story, I encountered personal challenges in my life and it led me to incorporate themes of faith and breaking free from the past into the story.
Drawing from life experience inspired me and allowed an authenticity to shine through my character arcs.
The fairytale setting sparked the idea for a story to take place in those locations. Many years passed before I devoted time to write an entire novel. During the beginning stages of outlining the story, I encountered personal challenges in my life and it led me to incorporate themes of faith and breaking free from the past into the story.
Drawing from life experience inspired me and allowed an authenticity to shine through my character arcs.
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