Ask the Author: Helena Halme
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Helena Halme
Gretel, I'm so sorry I haven't replied before. There is going to be a paperback version, but probably not before mid-2016.
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Helena Halme
In order to become a good writer, I think you need to read a lot, write a lot, and live a little. I don't pretend to be a guru on the subject, so that's all I'll say.
Helena Halme
I refer to Doris Lessing's quote about writing, 'I just have to...' I don't really have a choice, I just feel better when I write.
Helena Halme
I think research is a good way around writer's block, but my problem is getting the time to write. On the odd occasion when I've sat there, in front of a blank screen, I tend to go to Google and look at pictures on the topic in general, or find out about what was happening in the world in the time I'm writing about. Mostly, though, I just force myself to write by telling myself that it doesn't matter if the words are rubbish, as long as I get going I can write a good chapter.
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