Ask the Author: Irmgarde Brown
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Irmgarde Brown
"Children in the City of Czars: A Novel" was inspired by my adopted children who all came from Eastern Europe. Our daughter was adopted at 15 and had many stories to tell about her life and her time in the system. The first draft of this book was written while we waited for permission to travel to St. Petersburg to complete the adoption process (a full 2 years). But the book was such a tome, that after she arrived in the States, I set it aside and only picked it back up a year ago.
Irmgarde Brown
I practice contemplative prayer. Silence. I write "morning pages." I keep adding to my list of books I want to write... stories are in abundance.
Irmgarde Brown
Keep writing. Keep reading. And believe in yourself.
Irmgarde Brown
I'm actually revisiting a difficult situation I had in a church I attended. In the spirit of Agatha Christie, I think I may have to kill off a priest... or not. I've always wanted to write a mystery.
Irmgarde Brown
The Orphans Lebedev.
Three orphaned siblings are scattered by the social services system in post-glasnost St. Petersburg, Russia and valiantly seek to find each other amidst the callousness and self-interest of the adults in their lives.
Three orphaned siblings are scattered by the social services system in post-glasnost St. Petersburg, Russia and valiantly seek to find each other amidst the callousness and self-interest of the adults in their lives.
Irmgarde Brown
Working alone.
What's the worse thing about being a writer?
Working alone.
What's the worse thing about being a writer?
Working alone.
Irmgarde Brown
So far (knock on wood), my issues have not included writer's block, at least fiction wise. I find blogging can kick in some blocks but eventually, I hear a phrase in my head that sparks me along the way. Waiting for that phrase can be hard.
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