Ask the Author: C. Mack Lewis
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C. Mack Lewis
From deep inside -- where things tend to percolate and make their way to the dangerous surface.
C. Mack Lewis
I don't think I get inspired. I just write.
C. Mack Lewis
Black Market Angels, which is the 2nd book in the Fallen Angels Trilogy. I'm finishing the 2nd of 3 final edits before I send it to my editor for him to edit - and then I will edit his edit! I just officially started outlining the plot of the 3rd book, which I'm very excited about starting. Jack's crazy ex-wife, Stella, is going to show up with a very strange request - and she'll be hiring him as a detective. Can't wait!
C. Mack Lewis
Don't know. Still aspiring...
C. Mack Lewis
I goof off until I start writing again.
C. Mack Lewis
The best thing about being a writer is that all of my characters have a mind of their own and they constantly surprise, delight and horrify me.
Although I work off an outline and I know where the story is going, I am amazed when my characters take me places I never dreamed I would end up.
In GUNNING FOR ANGELS, I found that one of my main characters got herself into a horrible situation that I had not planned or even consciously thought about. It freaked me out! I stopped writing for three days so that I could think. It was also a horrible place for me to emotional go! After thinking for three days, I decided that something subconscious had taken me down this path and I needed to continue writing to find out why my character was in this horrible situation and what the hell she was going to do to get out of this situation that I had NO idea how to get her out of. Not only did my character surprise me, but this dark place that I delved into turned out to be a major part plot development that ultimately made the story even stronger.
When I write, I love that my characters have a mind of their own. They refuse to let me lead them - they always upset the apple cart and force me to follow them. I recently was writing a scene where my main character went to a bar and there happened to be two women there that each played an important part in the story. I told my husband that I couldn't wait to get back to writing the next day to see which one Jack was going to take home. My husband found it amusing that I didn't know, but that is why I love writing! I am constantly surprised, delighted and horrified by what my characters do and say. They are a rambunctious bunch!
Although I work off an outline and I know where the story is going, I am amazed when my characters take me places I never dreamed I would end up.
In GUNNING FOR ANGELS, I found that one of my main characters got herself into a horrible situation that I had not planned or even consciously thought about. It freaked me out! I stopped writing for three days so that I could think. It was also a horrible place for me to emotional go! After thinking for three days, I decided that something subconscious had taken me down this path and I needed to continue writing to find out why my character was in this horrible situation and what the hell she was going to do to get out of this situation that I had NO idea how to get her out of. Not only did my character surprise me, but this dark place that I delved into turned out to be a major part plot development that ultimately made the story even stronger.
When I write, I love that my characters have a mind of their own. They refuse to let me lead them - they always upset the apple cart and force me to follow them. I recently was writing a scene where my main character went to a bar and there happened to be two women there that each played an important part in the story. I told my husband that I couldn't wait to get back to writing the next day to see which one Jack was going to take home. My husband found it amusing that I didn't know, but that is why I love writing! I am constantly surprised, delighted and horrified by what my characters do and say. They are a rambunctious bunch!
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