Ask the Author: Claire Manning
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Claire Manning
Their daunting shadows thrown on the floor by the light coming through the windows behind them gave him chills.
He couldn’t explain the rationale behind his feeling. It might be an unfriendly place but he concluded that they were after all just statues standing there.
He couldn’t explain the rationale behind his feeling. It might be an unfriendly place but he concluded that they were after all just statues standing there.
Claire Manning
Several things inspire me. Music, life events, things I hear in passing conversations.
Claire Manning
I am currently wrapping up a new genre. A story that has to do with organized crime. Really enjoyed writing it. It will be soon published.
Claire Manning
No 1: Stop thinking about it and start!
No 2: Pick subjects that are interesting to you.
No 3: Be true to yourself and be original.
No 2: Pick subjects that are interesting to you.
No 3: Be true to yourself and be original.
Claire Manning
My characters, I invent them and I grow along with them. They become alive and I can get across my thoughts and ideas through them. They really become part of me. I really enjoy starting with a blank canvas and making it come alive through the story but majorly through the characters.
Claire Manning
That has not been a problem so far. I hope this not come up as I go along. I have written a dozen of books in the last 3 years and inspiration is certainly not a problem.
Claire Manning
My most recent book is Project Carbon Copy. The idea for the book came when my husband and I were joking around. We were looking at many of the candidates in the upcoming elections and one of us said to the other it looks like the aliens are already here. Most of them made no sense whatsoever and were disconnected from the reality of daily life. Then, three weeks later, 250 pages later, this book brings you into a Sci-Fi mystery, thriller and suspense story for you to enjoy and it has nothing to do with Canadian politics. :)
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