Ask the Author: Elizabeth de Veer
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Elizabeth de Veer
If you haven't started writing yet, my advice is, start where you are. Put words down on a page. Any page. Type them out. Write by hand. Get a fancy notebook. Get a sloppy notebook. Try a lovely fountain pen, and try a cheap Bic. Write in the morning; write at night. Try everything. See what works for you, what speaks to you, what gets your creativity moving. And once it’s moving, ask yourself, what do I want to say now? If you can get a freewriting practice going, you can explore this question and let your writing self find the answer!
Elizabeth de Veer
The best thing about being a writer is getting the chance to delve into some topic and enjoy the process of getting completely fascinated. While I'm writing, there are always a ton of questions that I HAVE to get answers for, so I go on a research spree, finding resources that will hopefully give me more to work with. Even if I don't end up using whatever I learn (and that happens a lot) the process of learning and seeking is a ton of fun.
Elizabeth de Veer
When I don't know what to write about, I sit down and write. In a notebook. With actual pens, preferably (sometimes) multi-colored. One of my favorite things to do, in fact, is to sit in a coffeeshop with my pens and notebook and just write. Sometimes I need to write about my life - the things that are frustrating, irritating, annoying, etc. I just have to get it off my chest so I can free my mind for the good stuff. But when I don't know what to write next, I go to the paper pages and figure out what the questions are so I can start to answer them.
Elizabeth de Veer
The main idea for my current work in progress was inspired by some crazy stuff that went down in the very small Massachusetts town where I live. An old man lived alone in an old house and after he died, evidence came to light that he may have murdered a teenager. For a few weeks, a mobile FBI crime-scene trailer was parked outside as they tried to find evidence. How does this tie into my novel? You'll have to stay tuned!!
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