Ask the Author: Rossandra White
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Rossandra White
I take an online writing class. It works.
Rossandra White
I'm going through my YA African-themed novel, Monkey's Wedding (for the LAST time), getting it ready for publication. And then I'm going to do the same for the sequel, Mine Dances. I'm itching to start on a couple of ideas I have percolating at the back of my mind, but along with publicizing Loveyoubye, I'm just not getting to them. My multi-tasking skills are shot.
Rossandra White
Find stories by writers you admire and copy what they've written. Type the story out, word for word. Get a feel for the rhythm of the story. Remain very conscious about the process, don't just zone out. Note their choice of words, the length of their sentences. After doing this enough (along with continuing with your own project), you'll find yourself copying one or another in some way. Don't be alarmed. This is good. Training wheels. They'll fall off after awhile.
Rossandra White
It's life changing. For me at least. Perhaps it was the intent with which I began. It wasn't a conscious decision. I just woke up one day with a compelling need to write a book. Sounds crazy, but there it was. What I didn't know was that I had a burning need to "take fuller possession of the reality of my life" (to quote Ted Hughes). Writing has done that for me. Through gathering and shaping words to the page, along with putting my heart and soul into it, I have a better idea of where I'm going.
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