Ask the Author: Debbie Stansfield
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Debbie Stansfield
Not exactly a 'fictional' world. But if I could travel to any it would be either the world of Vampire Academy, Harry Potter or House of Night.
Vampire Academy: Go around their school as well as some of the places that they made home and see just how they live. Learn as much as possible from them and how their world is unique. Talk to people and get to know them and spend time with them. Just basically learn, learn and learn.
Harry Potter: Go to Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, Durmstrang. All of the schools basically. See how each of them differ from the other and ask the professors questions. Go to all the wizarding villages and stare at all the things that they sell. Try to purchase a wand (and be disappointed when nothing happens). Again, learn as much as possible.
House of night: Talk to the ones that had been turned and the people living around them. Watch them use their abilities and learn once again everything that is humanly possible.
I am forever curious about what can be learnt. To just watch how people live and do things that differ from those that we already know.
Vampire Academy: Go around their school as well as some of the places that they made home and see just how they live. Learn as much as possible from them and how their world is unique. Talk to people and get to know them and spend time with them. Just basically learn, learn and learn.
Harry Potter: Go to Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, Durmstrang. All of the schools basically. See how each of them differ from the other and ask the professors questions. Go to all the wizarding villages and stare at all the things that they sell. Try to purchase a wand (and be disappointed when nothing happens). Again, learn as much as possible.
House of night: Talk to the ones that had been turned and the people living around them. Watch them use their abilities and learn once again everything that is humanly possible.
I am forever curious about what can be learnt. To just watch how people live and do things that differ from those that we already know.
Debbie Stansfield
Sometimes it is really difficult to get past that block but I have found that if you just step away from it for a bit, taking a deep breath and looking at it from a new angle helps a lot and is a great way to find a way around the block. I see it as an opportunity to look at what I wrote and asking myself whether I am truly happy with what I had written.
Debbie Stansfield
Being able to create worlds and characters, all of which is unique and completely awesome.
Debbie Stansfield
Never give up! It is difficult sometimes and you ask yourself why you are still doing this but if you really love writing you shouldn't give up on it. Even if it is just writing for yourself it is something already amazing
Debbie Stansfield
The second part of the Oracle Runes as well as character stories from some of the characters you ready about in the book but makes you wonder how they got where they are.
Debbie Stansfield
It comes from different things, sometimes I am just sitting and a song comes on and I start writing or walking outside in the world and that feeling of 'Must write' is suddenly there. And a lot of the times it is a case of waking up at 3 in the morning and not being able to get back to sleep until I have written a few pages or an entire chapter.
Debbie Stansfield
It was just an idea that had been bouncing around in my head and after some more thought and a lot of note writing it finally came to a point where I was happy with the idea as well as the characters.
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