Ask the Author: Joyce Nance
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Joyce Nance
When you write a fictionalized version of a true story you don't really get writer's block because you already knows what happens next. The devil is in the details.
Joyce Nance
The best thing about being a writer is a: having people excited to read what you have written and b: being able to call yourself a writer.
Joyce Nance
I have no better advice than anyone else. Just find a story you find interesting and start writing. No everyone will like what you write but you have to stay true to yourself and hope for the best in terms of anyone liking it.
Joyce Nance
Right now I am currently working on a thesaurus. I have to give myself a few months before I can dive back into a true crime novel.
Joyce Nance
If I feel there is a story that needs to be told. Naturally I want to tell it in my style.
Joyce Nance
I knew about the Hollywood Video murders but not much. I decided to look into it and found out that there were enough elements for an entire book. Then I went to the Supreme Court and copied the 3,000 page court transcript. From there and other sources, the book was developed.
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