Ask the Author: D.W. Boorn
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D.W. Boorn
A distinct tingle ran up her spine as she was assaulted by the stench of death. She timidly stepped upon the grave, unprepared for the ground's failure beneath her.
D.W. Boorn
Keep your day job and study the market! Don't quit (your job or writing) until you can support yourself with your writing income. (Taking my own advice, I still run my small business which I started in '09.) I work Looooooong days; writing and illustrating before I go off to my regular job. Believe in yourself, dream big, study, work hard, take baby steps.
D.W. Boorn
I walk dogs. A lot. Rain or shine, sleet and snow... I get out and walk. Sometimes on the street, sometimes in the woods, I seem to be able to get just enough distance from my work to think things through with a dog and my thoughts for company. I try to pretend the work belongs to someone else and I figure out how to best advise the author to make the piece stronger.
D.W. Boorn
I saw a column in an SCBWI article that was titled something like "What librarians are always looking for..." That started the wheels turning. I started looking all over the internet for a really great, positive response parents could offer their children when they start questioning Santa and I just couldn't find one. At least one that suited ME. That was when I realized there was a gap in the market and room for my unique voice. As a fine artist I could never quite find my "voice", my unique expression, because the paintings were ultimately about me. I struggled to complete paintings and ultimately put down my brushes. As an author, by books are about kids, about shaping the future, about helping parents, about love and humor and touching people. It's my hope they create connections between people and show them a new and positive way to think about issues we all struggle with.
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