Ask the Author: Claudia H. Long
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Claudia H. Long
Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane! His humble, bumbling brilliance and her cool-on-the-outside passion seemed so romantic to me as a teen, and now decades later I can really appreciate the complexity of their relationship. And I think I've always had a crush on Lord Peter!
Claudia H. Long
When I was writing Josefina's Sin, another story started forming in my mind. I had to put it aside for later. Then, after reading Josefina's Sin, a fellow writer, David Perlstein, said to me, "I wish the Inquisitor would get burned at the stake sometime." Now THAT inspired me!
Claudia H. Long
I'm in the dream state right now. The walking state. I don't know what I am working on yet!
Claudia H. Long
Write as if no one will ever read it. Don't censor yourself in the first draft. Let the words spill forth with no inhibitions or constraints. When you are finished, let the work rest.
Then go after it with a scalpel! Edit it within an inch of its life! Make every word count, no throat-clearing or blathering. Ask yourself at every scene, "Is this interesting to anyone else but me?"
Then go after it with a scalpel! Edit it within an inch of its life! Make every word count, no throat-clearing or blathering. Ask yourself at every scene, "Is this interesting to anyone else but me?"
Claudia H. Long
The best thing about being a writer is the giddy feeling I get when I write. It's a buzzy sensation, my head is spinning and the words are tumbling out the ends of my fingers.
Claudia H. Long
I walk! I know it's strange, but walking loosens any barriers to creative thinking for me. It also helps me solve any personal or business problem I'm wrestling with. I don't necessarily think actively about the problem or the story while walking, I just walk. And the solution presents itself!
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