Ask the Author: Cara Louise
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Cara Louise
My whole life is a mystery!
Cara Louise
Tottenham Hotspur losing to Chelsea. Tottenham Hotspur getting relegated!
Cara Louise
Narnia. To enjoy the snow and magical landscape.
Cara Louise
Usually by ideas in the non-fiction books I read. Then I clothe those ideas in elements from the world around me and turn them into fiction.
Cara Louise
Marketing BETRAYED. Writing is the easy bit. Selling books and keeping a roof over one's head is the real challenge.
Cara Louise
Read a lot. Make copious notes on ideas. Do a very synopsis then the book will flow from that and you always know where it is headed.
Cara Louise
It's the next best thing to being God. You have absolute power to create your own reality.
Cara Louise
I don't usually get writer's block as I have lots of ideas and just look at my scribbled notes then expand them. However, when I really can't write, it is usually because there is something else in my life that needs prioritising - normally a change in my living circumstances or lack of money!
Cara Louise
Initially I was interested in Andrew Collins' ideas on sonic technology and began by looking at the Fall of Jericho. It fascinated me as the story of the walls crumbling through the use of the sound of musical instruments and shouting appears to be totally unique. From there, I got intrigued by the idea of Rahab, the prostitute who betrayed the city to Joshua, and wondered what her family would have thought. They were the only ones spared. Every man, woman, child and even the animals were all slaughtered. I wanted to tell the story from the perspective of Rahab's sister and the conquered people.
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