Ask the Author: Janet Stobie
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Janet Stobie
Writing is not my livelihood. When I encounter writer's block, I focus on selling books and keeping up with social media. This gives me permission to be blocked and wait for the inspiration to return.
Janet Stobie
I love the flow that happens when I'm focused and excited about my topic. Several weeks later when I go back and reread what I've written, I enjoy the surprise that comes when I realize that this is my writing.
Janet Stobie
Write every day. Make writing a part of your morning routine. Read, read, read. Read, with your mind open to more than the story. Pay close attention to how other authors use description, plot, words.
Janet Stobie
Currently, I am doing research for a creative non-fiction memoir about my grandmother's life as a Barnardo child. I also have a portion of a book of worship services and programs for church women's groups.
Janet Stobie
I pray. Read several daily devotionals. Enjoy my mysteries, and wait for God's inspiration. Once I start, the words pour onto the page.
Janet Stobie
I woke up one morning with the beginnings of a short story rattling around in my head. I wrote that down. For several weeks I kept adding a little each day. When the manuscript topped eighty pages, I knew this wasn't a short story. It is a novel. One year later the first draft of Fireweed was completed. Most of the ideas and characters in Fireweed are based on my life exxperience.
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