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Laine Cunningham

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Laine Cunningham is a novelist and a three-time recipient of The Hackney Award. The Family Made of Dust, set in the Australian Outback, considers how Indigenous lives thrive despite oppression. Reparation is a contemporary novel of the American Great Plains. She is the senior editor and publisher of Sunspot Literary Journal, a multinational publication seeking to change the world.

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Laine Cunningham I don't get true writer's block, where you're totally snarled up and can't write a word worth the ink in the pen. But I do find times when I'm struggl…moreI don't get true writer's block, where you're totally snarled up and can't write a word worth the ink in the pen. But I do find times when I'm struggling with something, usually related to a character's actions or motivation.
At those times, I take walks, hike with my dog, or pop out into the garden to weed and tend the plants. Speaking with the natural world gives me the freedom to let my mind wander over the issue without the pressure of facing the page.
Often I discover that the issue is tied to something in my own life. I'm struggling with something from my past, or an unresolved element in my current life is linked to the character's issues. So I have to solve it for myself before I gain the insight needed to help my character solve the issue.(less)
Laine Cunningham The creative flow. It's very meditative. I find my writing is an almost spiritual activity. I feel very connected, very in the moment when I write.…moreThe creative flow. It's very meditative. I find my writing is an almost spiritual activity. I feel very connected, very in the moment when I write.(less)
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Laine Cunningham So very kind! Thank you!
Wishing you every success in life!
Laine


Majenta Hello, Laine! Thank you for contacting me! Congratulations on your books! Happy reading, writing, and everything else. Happy Spring 2017! Have a great week ahead. Blessings!

Best wishes from Majenta


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