Ask the Author: Erin Lark Maples
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Erin Lark Maples
I got the idea for my Declan series one day while walking the pier in Astoria, Oregon. For some silly reason, I wondered: would mermaids be into yoga?
Erin Lark Maples
I am finishing up the final approvals for the first Declan Rosewood Mystery in my new series that will come out this fall. I am also almost at first draft stage of the second book, Tiara Borealis, in my Four Crowns series.
Erin Lark Maples
I'm digging deep into Celtic Mythology! I've got a couple titles by Daniel Allison, Iron Man by Robert Bly, and several anthologies I nabbed in a tiny bookshop in Portree on the Isle of Skye this summer.
Erin Lark Maples
Self-discipline is one of the best skills to foster if you want to be a writer.
People will tell you to write every day, tell stories you know, or throw away your first draft. These may be true for you but maybe not. Maybe you write every four months. Maybe you want to talk about subjects that don't have to do with your current expertise. Maybe your first draft is a unicorn of beauty.
In all of those situations, though, self-discipline will get your work finished and out there. Commit to your art, commit to yourself, and you'll do great things.
People will tell you to write every day, tell stories you know, or throw away your first draft. These may be true for you but maybe not. Maybe you write every four months. Maybe you want to talk about subjects that don't have to do with your current expertise. Maybe your first draft is a unicorn of beauty.
In all of those situations, though, self-discipline will get your work finished and out there. Commit to your art, commit to yourself, and you'll do great things.
Erin Lark Maples
For mysteries, I like to start with news stories. Whether I find them through a search or I hear them first hand, truth is stranger than fiction and always has a story behind it.
Erin Lark Maples
Readers.
Hearing from readers who've enjoyed my stories is the best part of this work.
Hearing from readers who've enjoyed my stories is the best part of this work.
Erin Lark Maples
I love to go on long walks and take my earbuds. Near my house there is a 4-mile loop that has some decent hills and a couple of creeks. At some point, inspiration returns and I start dictating using my phone. Works every time.
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