Ask the Author: Kris Dinnison
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Kris Dinnison
So many options here: Darcy and Elizabeth, Henry and Claire from the Time Traveler's Wife, A and Rhiannon from Every Day by David Levithan, Henry and Louis from The Diviners series by Libba Bray. I could go on...
Kris Dinnison
For me the best thing about being a writer is getting to write. I know some people say it's hard, and it is sometimes, but I love it. I feel so, so lucky I get to do this.
Kris Dinnison
Because I have another job besides writing, I really like to take advantage of any writing time I have. If I do feel blocked on a particular thing, I'll journal, or work on something else, or read something.
Kris Dinnison
I was camping with some friends a long time ago and got an idea for a short story about these characters camping in that same spot. Since then it's morphed into a different story about the same characters at a different spot in their lives.
Kris Dinnison
I don't really wait for inspiration. Since I have another, non-writing job, I try to write whenever I have time. If I do get inspired, it's usually because I sat down and started writing.
Kris Dinnison
I'm working with my agent on revisions for another novel. And I'm always working on short stories in between.
Kris Dinnison
Write. A lot. And read. A lot. These are the only ways I have to know language, and to know myself as a writer. And be brave. People will tell you things you don't want to hear, but if you can learn to listen bravely you will learn what you need to learn about the writing and about yourself.
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