Ask the Author: E.V. Legters
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E.V. Legters
My TBR grows ever higher. To name a few, in fiction: Lisa Ko's The Leavers, Elizabeth's Anything is Possible, and Jaq Hazell's My Life as a Bench; in non-Fiction: David Halberstam's The Best and The Brightest, and Tom Ricks' Churchill and Orwell. How about you?
E.V. Legters
It's impossible for me to pick just one. The first that comes to mind is Newland Archer and Ellen Olenska from Wharton's Age of Innocence. Pure passion. And, despite the betrayal, integrity. The next, Roland and Maud from Byatt's Possession. And then, the love triangle -- do triangles count? -- in Sandor Marai's Embers.
E.V. Legters
Life inspires me. All I have to do is look around.
E.V. Legters
I always have more than one story in mind. I am concentating on a novel, but also beginning to shape another, and have a number of short story possibilties in the works.
E.V. Legters
Read, read, read. But also read as a writer, seeing HOW writers you like accomplish what they do. And practice, daily, if at all possible. Even if you aren't working on a particular project, write something, describe something, put something you see or feel or hear into words.
E.V. Legters
Writing has enbabled me to more fully experience life. Attempting to capture its dimensions and variety on the page encourages me to more carefully see, instead of accidentally skimming over the surface.
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May 21, 2017 06:27AM · flag