Ask the Author: Elizabeth Fournier
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Elizabeth Fournier
She knew something terrifying was waiting for her on the other side of the door. Before she could break free from the icy horror, it was too late.
Elizabeth Fournier
People are reading about YOU. So dig deep. Tell a story. Explain the details. Give the audience a picture. Yeah, it was Friday and you were heading to work. Were you in the car, bus, or on foot? What did you smell, see, or hear? Were you eating, drinking, or reading anything? Talk to us. Share your life. You, my friend, are interesting.
Elizabeth Fournier
It's my true life story, and I am so very thrilled to share with everyone!
Elizabeth Fournier
When I wrote my memoir, The Green Reaper: Memoirs of an Eco-Mortician, I did the classic show up and throw up. I sat on a gold-colored balance ball wearing one of many pairs of cozy, black stretch pants with a Super Big Gulp perched next to me, and out spilled all my thoughts as I just typed and typed on my ASUS laptop. The finger strokes on the keyboard became rhythmic. Words appeared on the monitor and I was tickled at how fast the page filled, and how often I refilled my soda.
Elizabeth Fournier
Be open to the experience. A misspelled word might turn into a different word which can give fresh perspective and new direction. A badly worded sentence can trigger a new thought or two. Add and subtract sentences to make your story sparkle. Writing a good book, compared to a bad one, involves one thing — work. I have heard it once said that a manuscript is never truly finished. Editing will be your constant companion, so settle in and be welcoming.
Elizabeth Fournier
Writer’s block is real. Dialogue doesn’t always fall freely from the sky, after all. I would roll back and forth on that gold ball until I had to get up and really move my body to shake it off. A lot of my best solutions to tricky plot dilemmas came to me on the treadmill. I would completely zone out and let my subconscious really get to work. The funk turned into spunk. Finally, I read prior chapters aloud, laugh at my wackiness, and change sentences to make me laugh even louder. I kept on keepin’ on.
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