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Besides bringing me to Mackinac Island, writing Memoirs of Elise helped me to realize that I loved crafting plots, scenes, and dialog - processes of screenwriting. So after writing my second novel, A Love of Time, I tried my hand at adapting it to a screenplay, and once I learned the format, found I was very comfortable with the screenwriting process. So much so that, my novel Amy's Flowers was first written as a screenplay and then afterwards novelized. Over the last few years, I've co-written two stageplays and have found the stage format to be the most comfortable and enjoyable for me of all story telling forms.

My first love was music. I started playing guitar at the age of 11, and rocked out for 33 years. But while working on Memoirs o ...more

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David L. Gurnee Do something else completely unrelated to writing. Work in the garden, whatever. Most of my ideas come when I'm doing something else, anyway. And once…moreDo something else completely unrelated to writing. Work in the garden, whatever. Most of my ideas come when I'm doing something else, anyway. And once I get a good idea, I can't get the words out fast enough.(less)

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David L. Gurnee When I'm "in the zone." That point when I discover who my characters are, what motivates them, and the agenda of each. At that point, they just keep g…moreWhen I'm "in the zone." That point when I discover who my characters are, what motivates them, and the agenda of each. At that point, they just keep giving me everything I need, and I'm completely in the moment, typing faster than I can get it down, writing on note cards or scraps of paper so I don't forget this part for earlier, or later, and I'm intrigued, crying, laughing, and mostly, praying, "God, don't let me die before someone else gets a chance to read this and laugh/cry their butt off too." That's the best part for me.(less)

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Average rating: 3.84 · 73 ratings · 16 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Memoirs of Elise 3.77 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1997 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Love of Time 3.70 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amy's Flowers 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Collaboration it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2003	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Adventures of The Busy Little Mouse it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Memoirs of a Trumpster 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Memoirs of Elise - FIRST PRINTING OF FIRST EDITION 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars