Deb Elliott

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Deb Elliott

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in Marshalltown, IA, The United States
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As a famous comic once said, "I started out as a child." But seriously, my life has been about books from the time I learned to read; after that, the world opened up. Animals have long held a fascination for me, I'm a proud and long-time cat slave, and I watch animal shows on TV whenever I can. Not surprisingly then, one of the first chapter books I ever read was called "The White Panther." I started writing poetry as early as 5th grade (and have done that and journaling throughout my life). That, fellow readers, is how life started me down the path to writing a supernatural/ romance/ thriller series entitled "Midwestern Shapeshifter." I'm a midwestern girl from waaaaay back: born and raised in central Iowa (Marshalltown); my family visite ...more

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Deb Elliott For me, writer's block is a product of stuffed emotion or the delusion that I need "to let the story marinate."

I have a real fear of writing what isn…more
For me, writer's block is a product of stuffed emotion or the delusion that I need "to let the story marinate."

I have a real fear of writing what isn't "good," but I know from Anne Lamott that "all first drafts are shitty," so I have to just write out what I'm afraid of, as in journaling. Once I've journaled out my fears or stuffed emotions, that clears the obstruction in my creative pipes...and then the juices flow. Works every time for me.

Then there's the whole "letting the story marinate" fallacy. That's also a self-deluding obstruction that I find myself indulging in from time to time. What helps break that up is just thinking and/or writing about my story. "Okay, now, what if I do this? How would the other characters react? How will that impact the rest of the book?" I also do my most productive thinking in the middle of the night when I can't sleep. I've plotted out a whole book just lying in bed, the victim of disrupted sleep-schedule insomnia.(less)
Deb Elliott The high I get when I'm writing and the words just flow out of my fingertips. Also the wonderful friends I've made by going to writing groups.…moreThe high I get when I'm writing and the words just flow out of my fingertips. Also the wonderful friends I've made by going to writing groups.(less)
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Race the Night (Midwestern ...

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Bring It Home (Midwestern S...

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