Ask the Author: Sharon Linnéa
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Sharon Linnéa
Hi Karen, Sure! I'd post them here, but don't want spoilers for anyone who doesn't want them. But there's a Field Guide to Eden on my blog, and also on the EdenThrillers.com website.
http://sharonssupersecretedenblog.com...
http://sharonssupersecretedenblog.com...
Sharon Linnéa
B.K. came up with the basic plot--what if there was a madman with the resources to unleash the plagues of ancient Egypt (fiery hail, water to blood, death of the firstborn) on the modern world? And what if Jaime and Yani had 72 hours to stop it?
We thought it would be interesting to go with Chaplain Jaime Richards as she entered a new phase of her life--the book opens with her stationed Stateside, at West Point. She's also married--although to a person who makes life more dangerous rather than more settled. We'd expect nothing less of Jaime.
We thought it would be interesting to go with Chaplain Jaime Richards as she entered a new phase of her life--the book opens with her stationed Stateside, at West Point. She's also married--although to a person who makes life more dangerous rather than more settled. We'd expect nothing less of Jaime.
Sharon Linnéa
What we call writer's block is often the normal resistance that comes whenever we try to do something creative. (In fact, Steven Pressfield posits that Resistance crops up whenever we try to do something that would make us a better person, or take us to the next level.) I do think it's true that our own subconscious often says, "YOU CAN'T DO THAT!!!" when we're ready to write.
The only answer, usually, is to figure out where the resistance is coming from, acknowledge that it's there, and work through it. Simply refuse to be stymied by it.
Break down what you're writing into manageable pieces and get on with it. You can come back and make it breathtakingly brilliant later.
As my father often says, "A professional writer is someone who writes even when she doesn't feel like it."
But we've all been there, believe me! And we're rooting you on.
The only answer, usually, is to figure out where the resistance is coming from, acknowledge that it's there, and work through it. Simply refuse to be stymied by it.
Break down what you're writing into manageable pieces and get on with it. You can come back and make it breathtakingly brilliant later.
As my father often says, "A professional writer is someone who writes even when she doesn't feel like it."
But we've all been there, believe me! And we're rooting you on.
Sharon Linnéa
For me, the best thing about being a writer is getting to share stories with like-minded adventurers. I also consider that, once readers "know" the characters, we have friends in common.
Sharon Linnéa
The only difference between a writer and an aspiring writer is that a writer has WRITTEN! To that end, my top 3 pieces of advice are:
1) Take your craft seriously.Read as many great books as you can. Learn the rules of your genre before deciding to break them. Constantly approve your vocabulary.
2) Allow yourself that horrible first draft. Get all the way through it before you start doing edits and polishes. There are so many great first chapters that are on their 54th revision, and have nothing after them. You've got to finish the book to edit it as a whole.
3) When I was in college, I belonged to a writers' group called the BIC Clique. BIC stood for Butt in Chair. There's no way around it! Park yourself and write!
1) Take your craft seriously.Read as many great books as you can. Learn the rules of your genre before deciding to break them. Constantly approve your vocabulary.
2) Allow yourself that horrible first draft. Get all the way through it before you start doing edits and polishes. There are so many great first chapters that are on their 54th revision, and have nothing after them. You've got to finish the book to edit it as a whole.
3) When I was in college, I belonged to a writers' group called the BIC Clique. BIC stood for Butt in Chair. There's no way around it! Park yourself and write!
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