Ask the Author: Sharleen Nelson
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Sharleen Nelson
The characters in my books are not based solely on one person. They are each an amalgamation of many people, both real and imaginary.
Sharleen Nelson
Read . . . a lot. Read different author's books and pay attention to how they write dialogue, how they pace their story, how they handle the arc and the plot. The more you read, the more you'll learn the mechanics of writing and along the way, find your own voice.
Sharleen Nelson
I am writing the second book in the Dead Relatives, Inc. series. More adventures through time for Imogen Oliver, time-traveling P.I.
Sharleen Nelson
The best thing about being a writer is the same as being a reader--the ability to get lost in characters and their adventures; in other times and places and planets and worlds. As a child, I entertained myself with the stories in my head, riding around endlessly on my bicycle listening to characters chat back and forth with each other, not wanting to stop until I knew how the story would end. When I am writing, I feel the characters joy and pain. Some scenes are so intense that afterward, I feel mentally exhausted. Yet, it is such a gratifying, immersive experience.
Sharleen Nelson
Hanging on the bathroom wall where I used to work were several prints of local turn of the century street scenes--lots of things going on; movement. I wondered what it would be like to be able to somehow step into that photograph and become part of the scene. The idea for The Time Tourists was born!
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