Ask the Author: Lea Darragh
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Lea Darragh
This Love is releasing in September, 2016. It tells the story of love, death and craving the ability to forgive something seemingly unforgivable. Having recently experienced the death of a loved one shortly before starting this book, I used writing as a cathartic expression, a way to work through what I was going through. Circumstantially, This Love is a different story compared to my own experience, yet losing someone hurts, not matter how it enters our lives. I'm incredibly proud of this book, and I hope readers can relate, or understand why I wrote it as I did. It requires an open mind, and above everything else, an open heart : ))
Lea Darragh
I'm fortunate enough to be part of a fabulous writer's group. I highly, highly recommend finding one in your area. If there isn't one, create one. No one gets you like other writers. Your excitement. Your highs! Or your low, low moods when everything turns to shit, and it will, otherwise you're not doing it right. You need them to lure you off the ledge, to help talk out plotting ideas. They'll tell you when you your hero isn't doing it for them. They're brilliant for hashing out that meaty climax so you get the biggest reader impact. Other writers are the oil in the wheels that keep me going...and if all else fails, join Pinterest.
Lea Darragh
I'm at the editing stage of a story titled The Way Home, set in Marazion, situated along the coast of Cornwall, U.K. A gorgeous backdrop for a story about finding family, and realising it's not always blood that glues people together. It covers topics of single parenting, shared custody parenting, low and upper class differences in lifestyles, Alzheimer's, plus a plethora of others. The Way Home has been a challenge to write, but it's becoming a well rounded, honest piece of work that hopefully readers in all walks of life can relate to. And if not, my gorgeous boat maker hero, Romeo St James, will keep you motivated to keep reading ; ))
Lea Darragh
The thing is, even with one book out and another releasing in September, plus two more waiting to be finished, I still see myself as an aspiring writer. I'm learning everyday, soaking in all the advice I can to improve my craft. The best advice I've received and that I do tell people who are fighting for their chance for their voice to be heard, is to not take it too seriously. Write simply. Make friends with the delete button. If it doesn't push the story forward, get rid of it. Just tell it how it is, as if you were sitting around a camp fire, or with friends in a café, or even over wine late in the evening, telling the story. Write like that.
Lea Darragh
Being a writer means freedom to me. A gorgeous outlet in our otherwise messy, horrid world we sometimes live in. That's not to say I don't create messy, horrid worlds in my stories...but the freedom to write either way is an amazing opportunity. I recommend everyone take at some point in their lives.
Lea Darragh
Writer's block. Some say it's the bitter nemesis of the writer, but I take it as a sign to stop, draw in a breath, and to take the time to regroup. Usually it means a few days, or sometimes a few weeks break from the computer. I use the time to read, watch movies, and yes, scroll through Pinterest, waiting for inspiration to hold its hand out to me. Writer's block usually hits when you know the story isn't working. Make good friends with the delete button. Your story will thank you for it : ))
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