Ask the Author: Ray Dan Parker
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Ray Dan Parker
The call came into abort the launch. "Too late," I said.
Ray Dan Parker
I would travel to the Florida Keys, scene of Jimmy Buffet's "Where is Joe Merchant."
Ray Dan Parker
Malcolm Gladwell's "Talking to Strangers," Nora Ephron's "I Know Nothing," Joan Didion's "My Year of Magical Thinking," and Lois McMaster Bujold's "Barayar."
Ray Dan Parker
I go back and read what I've already written. If that doesn't work I mark the spot I need to fill in and move on to the next chapter. Eventually I get an idea and then I go back to my bookmark and fill in,
Ray Dan Parker
Seeing something you've written in print and then having someone tell you they liked your book.
Ray Dan Parker
Decide what kinds of books you like to read. Study everything you can get your hands on related to creative writing and practice what you learn. Write things you don't even plan to publish. Edit them and revisit them later for ideas. Always carry a pen and paper. Use any spare time you have to jot down ideas.
Ray Dan Parker
My current project is the story of a beautiful and intelligent young woman who has reinvented herself and buried her past only to have it come back to haunt her. She has what appears to be a budding relationship with a rising artist, but their first date goes horribly wrong, with devastating consequences for both their lives and for those around them
Ray Dan Parker
Reading is my main source of inspiration. Before you can write you must have a passion for reading.
Ray Dan Parker
My ideas come from a wide variety of places. In the case of Unfinished Business I drew on some personal experiences, memories and a lot of research related to a particular time and locale. sometimes I just wake up in the middle of the night with crazy ideas.
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