Ask the Author: Lynn-Steven Johanson
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Lynn-Steven Johanson
As a genealogist, I want to know what happened to my great-great-grandparents. The last record I have of them is living in rural Cherokee County Iowa in 1885, and no records since. No death records, no burial records, no census records.
Lynn-Steven Johanson
This morning, as I opened my eyes to the sound of the alarm, everything was black. I could not see.
Lynn-Steven Johanson
I would love to travel to the Victorian world of Anne Perry. It would be fun to travel by carriage, dress in the refined clothing of the period, experience the manners and tastes of that era. I would have to be one of the upper class, of course.
Lynn-Steven Johanson
Right now I am reading David Baldacci's Last Man Standing. Next, I am going to read one of Anne Perry's mysteries but I haven't chosen which one yet.
Lynn-Steven Johanson
Sometimes it is good to take a few days off and do something fun or totally different and forget about writing. Other times, I go back and revise what I have written previously. My writer's blocks have been short and usually involve story development in the beginning. Some days are simply not good days to write and I can't produce much. But I figure if I can write one just page in a day, I have made progress.
Lynn-Steven Johanson
The act of creating. You get into a groove where you can disappear into your story and write page after page and be oblivious to time. Those are the days when the Muses are with you. When they are not, and there are those days, you go back and revise.
Lynn-Steven Johanson
You have to be tenacious. Don't give up just because you may get rejections. Seek out the assistance of a professional who can mentor you or take classes where you can learn to become a better writer. I wish I had a dollar for every rejection I received over the years!
Lynn-Steven Johanson
I'm working on the eighth novel in the Joe Erickson mystery series, and it should be published in the spring of 2027.
Lynn-Steven Johanson
Ideas and the creative need to express them in story form inspire me to put them on paper. Some people have referred to it as the Muses being present. I enjoy sitting down with my laptop and beginning to write. It's hard to explain.
Lynn-Steven Johanson
Since Havana Brown is a prequel, the only references I had to go on were the few that were mentioned in Rose's Thorn. So, I had to create the story around those references.
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