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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Courage Knight My most recent book was the non-fiction, "Do It Yourself Editing, A Guide for the EBook Author." I edit books for Blushing Books Publications, and I felt like I was telling new authors the same information. Also, I felt that too many of the Amish Romances I read on my Kindle were just horribly edited - like not edited at all. I hoped that more authors would take pride in their work, and act a little more professional. When you write your first draft, do not stop to edit it! The first draft is the time to let the creative juices flow uninterrupted. But in the revision process, you'd better be looking for grammar and punctuation issues, sentence structure, trite phrases or cliches, and anything else that will affect your book's readability. When we read fiction, we want to escape into the world you have created, and identify with your characters. Anything weird that you do - poor spelling, poor dialect, missing punctuation - rips us out of the reading zone, and that's a bad thing. Don't lose your readers!

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How do you get inspired to write?

Courage Knight I can't answer this one. When I write, I just write. I don't know if it's inspiration, desperation, perspiration, or obfuscation!

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What are you currently working on?

Courage Knight I'm not happy with my last romance, "I Do, I Do, I Do." I'm going to pull it down, rewrite it, make it longer, add more romance... and republish under a new title. Then I have a sequel for it. The books will be called "Gideon's Brides" and "Gideon's Wives." I also have a Halloween story, but I'm going to have to get moving if I'm going to get it done in time!

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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Courage Knight Be sure to edit your book before you publish it! That's my biggest complaint about indie fiction - reading so many errors that it ruins the reading experience. If you aren't solid on your grammar and punctuation rules, then either hire someone to edit your book, or buy a book on editing and teach yourself how to do it well. Publish only your best work - then keep improving so your best gets even better.

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