Ask the Author: Mary Carter
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Mary Carter
Since we Fell by Dennis Lehane
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The Mark and the Void by Paul Murray
With Malice by Eileen Cook
The Trespasser by Tana French
Mary Carter
Great, thanks. Ava might have started with bits and pieces of real life people guiding her, but by the time I go through several drafts characters really do take over and become a unique individual. It's one of the things I love about the writing process. That said I think a little bit of me always resides in all the characters!
Mary Carter
I teach a creative writing workshop. Very ironic, tonight is the class on writer's block. There are a lot of techniques to shake you out of it. The most important one is to allow your early drafts to be messy. Trying to get it perfect on the first draft will only create a block. You have to make mistakes. The great news is-- all mistakes can be fixed.
Mary Carter
Entering the world of your character and stirring up trouble on the page.
Mary Carter
Study the craft. Write every day. Just one page a day is 365 pages at the end of a year. That's a lot!
Mary Carter
I am writing next year's novel. It's called LONDON FROM MY WINDOWS. It's about an agoraphobic woman who inherits a flat in London. But in order to keep it she has to face her fears of stepping outside.
Mary Carter
I wish I was inspired more. Writing is mostly perspiration. The inspiration comes from doing.
Mary Carter
I had taken a trip to Barcelona with a group of girls. Even though we were in our thirties, there were times when the group dynamics became bullying and high school-ish. I was having such an awful time in such a beautiful place. I began thinking of complex female relationships knowing I'd want to set a future story in Spain.
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