Ask the Author: Chantal Boudreau
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Chantal Boudreau
She wondered if her baby brother would grow wings if placed in a cocoon like a butterfly. So she wrapped him up tight in a blanket, sealed head to toe, and she waited.
Chantal Boudreau
The mysteries of the autism spectrum (my son is autistic.)
Chantal Boudreau
In the fiction I read, relationships tend to be dysfunctional. I prefer couples who are willing to work to overcome their problems (examples in Ren Garcia's LoE series,) and I'm still looking for a "favourite couple". They'll be non-traditional, complimentary characters with strengths and flaws, who bring out the best in one another. I also would want to see their relationship reach a balance point - a parity of power - after some conflict and growth.
Chantal Boudreau
I don't suffer from writer's block but I do struggle with problem areas in a story that leave me less than inspired to proceed with my WIP. I find I just have to push through and write even when I'm not feeling inspired. I eventually get past that point and back on track.
Chantal Boudreau
When a reader is truly moved by what you've written, there's no greater reward for writing.
Chantal Boudreau
Absorb everything you can about writing like a sponge and practice whenever you can. There's nothing like learning from those more experienced and then making use of what you've learned to help you become a better writer.
Chantal Boudreau
I'm currently working on Dominion, book #6 in my Fervor series.
Chantal Boudreau
Life inspires me. I'm compelled to write and my surroundings and experiences trigger ideas for stories: a day at the beach, a moving song, something a friend says in passing can all spawn a story idea. I can never tell what's going to prompt me to write.
Chantal Boudreau
My most recent book, the third in my Snowy Barrens Trilogy, The Blood Flows True, was primarily inspired by a love of nature and fantasy combined with the influence of various tribal fiction fantasy novels I read growing up and a fascination with North American native mythology.
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