Ask the Author: Lisa Lowell
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Lisa Lowell
Why would a shy, gray little girl think she could be a teacher and author? It requires so much more of a confident person.
Lisa Lowell
Yeolani is Morgan W., a guy I had a crush on in high school, meeting Morgan of Hed, meeting Jim Carrey. Patricia A. McKillip has elements echoing through my tower scene and a dabbling of a few other authors. It's usually only a phrase or two, but I recognize it. No one else would, even the authors I've emulated. I have a character who is ________________ kind of person. How am I going to change him or her into _________________ kind of person. What experiences need to happen to change that. Voila' an idea.
Lisa Lowell
I always have ideas. I need peace and quiet to get time to write. When the two merge, I'm inspired. Unfortunately, I am not someone who can write on two or more projects at a time, so I often have ideas backed up and waiting. Your TBR pile looks an awful lot like my TBW pile.
Lisa Lowell
At present (Summer 2019) I am finishing the refinements on book #4 of Wise Ones, titled Heart Stone. I'm adding quite a bit of angst to the female character. The male character is already angst-ridden enough. He's a musician. Enough said. Also, I'm setting off to promote Life Giver.
Lisa Lowell
Read a lot. Write a lot, even if it is drivel. Don't throw out that drivel, just file it away until someone demands something that fits just perfectly.
Lisa Lowell
Writing is an art, yet it's not observable. People cannot make a snap decision about your work without truly engaging with it. All my siblings have an observable art; painting, sculpture, design, drawing. But to read a novel, that takes time and dedication before anyone can say it stinks. That way, I'm buffered from the disappointment.
Lisa Lowell
I don't have writer's block until someone demands I write. If a class requires a paper, I procrastinate and end up going to my slush pile to pull out an analogy to dust off and expand. Usually, I know I cannot write more than two hours before it's time to stop, wait for new ideas and take a nap or go for a long walk. I am lucky that way; I only need to take time because I'm discovering the adventure at the same time and in the same way as my characters.
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