Rachel Kovaciny
I don't usually have the luxury to write only when I feel inspired. I'm a stay-at-home, homeschooling mom, so I mostly write at night after my kids are in bed, or sometimes on Saturday morning when my husband takes them to the library. So I've had to learn some tricks that help me get into a writing "mood" even if I'm not feeling "inspired."
When I sit down to write fiction, I try to know ahead of time how the scene I'm working on plays out. That helps me stay focused and not get stuck wondering what happens next. I listen to a lot of music while writing -- movie soundtracks and Bobby Darin, mostly. Sometimes the flavor of what I'm listening to will impact my writing, and sometimes I go looking for music with a tone or feel that matches what I'm working on.
As for where I get inspiration for the things I write, the answer is short, if not particularly simple: I get ideas everywhere. Movies, books, historical research, bouncing ideas around with writer friends -- I never quite know what will inspire me. I generally dream up new characters first, figure out what's going wrong in their lives, and see what happens from there.
When I sit down to write fiction, I try to know ahead of time how the scene I'm working on plays out. That helps me stay focused and not get stuck wondering what happens next. I listen to a lot of music while writing -- movie soundtracks and Bobby Darin, mostly. Sometimes the flavor of what I'm listening to will impact my writing, and sometimes I go looking for music with a tone or feel that matches what I'm working on.
As for where I get inspiration for the things I write, the answer is short, if not particularly simple: I get ideas everywhere. Movies, books, historical research, bouncing ideas around with writer friends -- I never quite know what will inspire me. I generally dream up new characters first, figure out what's going wrong in their lives, and see what happens from there.
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Marquise
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Rachel Kovaciny:
Do you plan to tackle either "Beauty and the Beast" or "Cinderella" for your Once Upon a Western series? You've already done "Snow White" and "Little Red Riding Hood," and those are the only ones amongst my favourite fairy tales that you've not retold, and I was wondering if you will one day.
☆ serethiel ☆
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Rachel Kovaciny:
Do you have a tentative release date for Dreams & Doughnuts? :)
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