Ask the Author: Nancy Farkas
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Nancy Farkas
I am an insomniac: I had an empty nest and a story to tell. Researching for and writing a novel is a much more productive middle-of-the-night pastime than the things I had been doing (playing the thankless four-suit spider solitaire or doing kakuro puzzles). The more research I did, the more I wanted to get my story out. I wanted to inspire people to love the films, music, and places I love, but more importantly, to follow their dreams.
Nancy Farkas
I had a story in me that was aching to get out.
The original idea came from real events (isn't that the case for most first time authors?). The true story could never be written for many reasons (self-protection, mainly), so I fictionalized it. I attempted to create events of equal magnitude that would justify the feelings and behavior of the protagonist.
The original idea came from real events (isn't that the case for most first time authors?). The true story could never be written for many reasons (self-protection, mainly), so I fictionalized it. I attempted to create events of equal magnitude that would justify the feelings and behavior of the protagonist.
Nancy Farkas
Editing and ghost writing for a colleague.
Nancy Farkas
Don't give up.
Employ a respected professional editor. Your mother and friends might not give you the advice you need to improve your manuscript.
Reject your editor's suggestions, if necessary.
Use the word "whom" correctly.
You won't be sorry when your book is reviewed and your critics mention that your book was well written.
Employ a respected professional editor. Your mother and friends might not give you the advice you need to improve your manuscript.
Reject your editor's suggestions, if necessary.
Use the word "whom" correctly.
You won't be sorry when your book is reviewed and your critics mention that your book was well written.
Nancy Farkas
I love hearing from people who read This Nearly Was Mine and finding out that my words have moved, inspired, and changed them.
Nancy Farkas
When I had bouts of writer's block, I took time off from writing to do research for my book. I spent hours poring through quotes from my favorite authors, psychologists, and philosophers.
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