Ask the Author: Estelle Laure
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Estelle Laure
It's still Romeo and Juliet. There is still nothing quite like hearing their lines or watching pretty much any version or reading the play. It's a story I can go back to over and over and never get sick of it. I love them because they are perfect for each other and perfectly devoted, and it is the world that won't allow them to be together. I'd much rather that than the kind of cynical approach to love I experienced and witness.
Estelle Laure
Thank you so much for saying so, Zada. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I like both. Articles are easier in some ways because they take less time and the reward is pretty immediate, but there is nothing like wrestling with a novel and having it pay off. I have a pretty awful and brutal process so I always feel like I got beat up. It's enormously gratifying to have positive feedback after all the toil and trouble. Maybe someday writing books will be as straightforward as writing articles. Hope, hope.
Estelle Laure
I don't know why or how, but this just popped up on my author page! I'm so sorry I didn't answer you right away. How awful. Basically my inspiration came from my own life falling apart and my sense that we always have to find our strength internally. I think being vulnerable IS real strength. The story built from that theme I guess. THANK YOU for your kind words and again I'm so so sorry it took me so long to answer you.
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