Ask the Author: Susan Elizabeth Hale
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Susan Elizabeth Hale
I would go to Wind in the Willows, take a wild ride with Mr. Toad and then a long relaxing boat trip with Ratty rowing along the river.
Susan Elizabeth Hale
Freedom to explore the imaginal realm and all its possibilities.
Susan Elizabeth Hale
I usually do something to get away from writing, take a walk, read, garden. I let the story sift its way into my unconscious to come up with an answer.
Susan Elizabeth Hale
Travelling inspires me because it helps me to be in the moment and see things I’ve never seen before. I always keep a journal handy when I travel. Being in nature helps me quiet my thoughts so I can allow something deeper to be heard. When I am working on a book I read the chapter I am working on before I go to bed and often wake up in the morning with an idea.
Susan Elizabeth Hale
Bringing a book to publication takes grit and determination. You have to allow for a book to take up residence in your heart and know that you are the only person who can make it live in the world. Make a mock cover of your book and put it near your writing desk. Keep writing until you have written a first draft of the book and then get out your machete. I agree with William Faulkner who said, “In writing, you must kill your darlings.”
Susan Elizabeth Hale
I'm in the beginning stages of learning how to write a screenplay based on Emma Oliver and the Song of Creation.
Susan Elizabeth Hale
In 2007 I traveled for a full year both in the U.S., England, Scotland and France. In every place I visited people told me stories of how their local trees were dying. I also visited some ancient oak and yew trees in the U.K. They were massive trees with personalities of their own. The trees gave me the idea of a young girl who needed to sing the Song of Creation because the Great Mother Tree was dying.
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