Ask the Author: Casi McLean
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Casi McLean
I'd definitely choose Outlander first, but then I'd love to visit other times and places.
Casi McLean
Searching for my biological father opened up so many possibilities.
Casi McLean
I stepped on the scale this morning. I buried it in the back yard.
Casi McLean
I'm working on book 3 now :-)
Casi McLean
I am totally a panster! My outlines consist of an idea, often evolving from a place I visit, and the story spins in my thoughts until a dramatic beginning evolves and I feel compelled to write it down. After that my characters take over and the story literally writes itself. I may know I want characters to go back in time to a certain era or event, and I research the situation, but from chapter to chapter I don't know what will happen until I sit down and begin writing.
Casi McLean
I find it easier to write suspense because there is so much more fodder to feed into the plot that romance naturally evolves.
Casi McLean
I use swag at book signings.
Casi McLean
Seeing how people react when they read my books.
Casi McLean
I got the idea for my recent book from a visit to Lake Lanier. The creepy lake lore and history begged me to write Beneath The Lake.
Casi McLean
Write a little every day, listen to good writing in your genre (someplace like Audible) ... read, get involved with active writing groups, and most of all, never give up.
Casi McLean
Anywhere and everywhere ... I see or hear something and bam! Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night with an idea. I've never really had writer's block, but when I want real inspiration, I go someplace beautiful and just meditate.
Casi McLean
The second book in my Beneath The Lake series, Beyond The Mist.
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