Ask the Author: Carol Fragale Brill
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Carol Fragale Brill
I can't remember if it's Natalie Goldberg or Anne Lamott that says writing block isn't really a block, it's about being empty. I heed that advice and try to fill up by doing the things that inspire me like, spending quality time with my husband, reading , being near the ocean, or watching hummingbirds outside my office window.
Carol Fragale Brill
When you are in the zone where your characters feel so real and are seem to talk to you and you just listen and write their story their way. If only writing could always be that way.
Carol Fragale Brill
Take the time to learn the craft of writing--character development, creating a sense of time and place, point of view, show don't tell. Find a writing group or critique partners, and, maybe most important, embrace that good writing is about rewriting.
Carol Fragale Brill
Mostly writing blog posts and toying with the idea of a non-fiction book about my current journey dealing with cancer. And, I just may write the children's book, my narrator in PEACE BY PIECE, theoretically writes.
Carol Fragale Brill
Reading the kinds of stories I want to write is most inspiring. And, I love talking to and learning from other writers.
Carol Fragale Brill
There's a quote by E.L. Doctorow that says, "Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia."
I was finishing my first novel, PEACE BY PIECE, when the Katie, the narrator in CAPE MAYBE, showed up in my head and started talking to me. So, it's not so much that I had the idea--more like Katie started telling me her story.
I was finishing my first novel, PEACE BY PIECE, when the Katie, the narrator in CAPE MAYBE, showed up in my head and started talking to me. So, it's not so much that I had the idea--more like Katie started telling me her story.
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