Ask the Author: Patricia Simpson
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Patricia Simpson
I usually tell myself that I am a good writer, and today I will write something FANTASTIC! Or I tell myself to just sit down and try writing for just five minutes. That's all. Just sit down and get back to the story. That's usually all it takes.
If I am writing a scene and it seems like a struggle (I keep stopping to get coffee, check email, pet the dog), it always means one thing. There isn't enough conflict in the scene to make it interesting—even to the me, the author! Danger, Will Robinson...
If I am writing a scene and it seems like a struggle (I keep stopping to get coffee, check email, pet the dog), it always means one thing. There isn't enough conflict in the scene to make it interesting—even to the me, the author! Danger, Will Robinson...
Patricia Simpson
I am never bored. When I travel, I see it as an opportunity for a new setting. When I go to a museum, I take note of odd weapons or historical facts that would make an intriguing story. When I meet someone new, I use their quirks or life experience for a character. And I am never alone. There's always a pesky character chatting in my head!
Patricia Simpson
Put your butt in the chair everyday and write something.
Patricia Simpson
Gabriel's Folly. It's a dystopian story set in London in a future that seems much like Dickinson England. It's the third book in my Londo Chronicles series.
Patricia Simpson
I usually see an article or watch something on TV that intrigues me: a new tomb found in Egypt, a physicist talking about time and space, odd medical results--these types of things start my juices flowing!
Patricia Simpson
Death in Amsterdam is a story based on a a true account of a young woman who died in Holland.
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