Ask the Author: Darlene Craviotto
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Darlene Craviotto
If you keep writing - putting one word after another - there's no such thing as "writer's block." There IS something called an "overactive editor" that sits inside your mind and hates everything you do, especially whatever you're writing at the time. Learn to ignore him/her and he/she will eventually get bored and shut up. And later, much later, when you're finished with your story you can drag that critical editor out of your tool chest and let him/her do your proofreading, fixing grammar, cleaning up spelling errors, etc. etc. That's when it's helpful to have an editor breathing down your neck and making sure all your i's are dotted and your t's are crossed.
Darlene Craviotto
You are never alone. You'll always have your stories and the people of your stories with you, wherever you go.
Darlene Craviotto
Write. Write. Write. And write some more. Don't worry about selling, or being brilliant, or becoming famous. Just write because it makes you feel good to write. Read everything you can get your hands on - Find out what kind of books you like to read, and what it is about them that makes you feel good while reading them. Study people - watch them, listen to them, and try to understand why they do what they do. Writing interesting characters will be your gift to your reader, and to write them you have to understand them. People-watching is the best way to do this. You will find your stories this way, by creating interesting characters and following where they lead you.
Darlene Craviotto
A novel about the first California pioneers — CALIFORNIO.
Darlene Craviotto
I make sure my eyes and ears are wide open as I make my way through the world. Life can be inspiring if you if you let it be.
Darlene Craviotto
A wise writing teacher once told me, "Always write what you know." So that's what I decided to do when I wrote, AN AGORAPHOBIC'S GUIDE TO HOLLYWOOD: HOW MICHAEL JACKSON GOT ME OUT OF THE HOUSE. . Yes, it's all true.
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