Ask the Author: Geri Schear
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Geri Schear
She woke in impenetrable darkness. Her bastard husband had had her buried in the coffin with him.
Geri Schear
I've never understood this question. It implies that people read only when they're on a beach. Don't these people travel on buses and trains? Don't they have doctor's appointments? Insomnia? How do they cope then without a book to sustain them?
I don't save books just for the summer. Who has that sort of patience? I also don't read 'fluff', as a rule, not even during the summer. Then again, my idea of summer doesn't usually include lying in the sun. I'd rather explore an old castle and get an idea for a new story. Or do research in London at the British Library or poking around unfamiliar streets.
Reading: It's not just for summer! Pass it on!
I don't save books just for the summer. Who has that sort of patience? I also don't read 'fluff', as a rule, not even during the summer. Then again, my idea of summer doesn't usually include lying in the sun. I'd rather explore an old castle and get an idea for a new story. Or do research in London at the British Library or poking around unfamiliar streets.
Reading: It's not just for summer! Pass it on!
Geri Schear
She worked the night shift with crazy Annie and every time a patient died. Coincidence? Or did our author once work with a serial killer?
(Don't worry, we watched her closely. It really was just a coincidence. Scary for a while though.)
(Don't worry, we watched her closely. It really was just a coincidence. Scary for a while though.)
Geri Schear
I thought about this question for a while. Elizabeth Bennett and Mr Darcy? Jane Eyre and Mr Rochester? There are so many to choose from.
In the end, I went with Brick and Maggie the Cat from "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" by Tennessee Williams. I love that they're so damaged and so well matched. I love that she's the stronger and that she refuses to give up on him. I love that, despite his determination not to, he can't help but admire her. It's a wonderful play with such incredible characters.
In the end, I went with Brick and Maggie the Cat from "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" by Tennessee Williams. I love that they're so damaged and so well matched. I love that she's the stronger and that she refuses to give up on him. I love that, despite his determination not to, he can't help but admire her. It's a wonderful play with such incredible characters.
Geri Schear
Hi David, I'm glad you're enjoying the stories. And I'm equally glad to say, yes, I'm working on the third Lady Beatrice novel right now. "Return to Reichenbach" brings Holmes up against a dangerous man known only as 'the sorcerer'. I hope the book will be ready for release later this year.
Thanks for reading!
Geri
Thanks for reading!
Geri
Geri Schear
By having more than one project on the go at any given time. If I get stuck on one I move on to another. Right now I have two novels and a play about Richard III in the works. I don't have time for writer's block!
Geri Schear
Getting to write and talk about books all day!
Geri Schear
Keep working on your craft. Read everything, not just things in 'your' genre. And never give up.
Geri Schear
I'm about half-way through a sequel to "A Biased Judgement". The book is tentatively titled "Sherlock Holmes and the Other Woman" and is set in 1898. It begins with Holmes looking into apparent poltergeist activity in Camden Town. Events lead him to a series of murders in London's diamond district.
I've also written several chapters of an urban fantasy book about an aggrieved Lady of Shalott and a knight of King Arthur's court in modern day London.
I've also written several chapters of an urban fantasy book about an aggrieved Lady of Shalott and a knight of King Arthur's court in modern day London.
Geri Schear
I started the way a lot of authors do, by asking "what if..." In my case it was what if Sherlock Holmes really lived? What impact would he have had on the late Victorian period? What impact would the events of that period have had on him?
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