Q&A with Nancy Gideon discussion

Ask me about my day... Feel free to post questions related to writing in general or about my writing process.

I think we chatted one night over at Literal Addicts. I always ask the authors... Are your characters in your head and/or do they talk to you or do you control them? I love the answers I get from different authors :) aka mrsworldwidewebb :)

Hi Kathy! I remember you from Literal Addicts. At the risk of sounding mentally impaired, my characters tend to talk to me. When I'm writing scenes, I view them as of watching a film and sometimes I quite surprised by what they come up with. The dialogue that comes directly from the character's 'mouths' always sounds more spontaneous than words I have to drag out of them. I love those days when they feel talkative. It makes my job so much easier.

How do you come up with what you want to write

I write about whatever gets my creative juices going. I mull over ideas in my mind and let them ferment. Sometimes they develop into books, sometimes not. I only wish I had the time to follow up on even half of them. Sometimes I start with a character, sometimes its an event. Once that creative seed is planted, I water and wait to see what grows.

How was your day did anything interesting happen

I'm waiting to hear from my agent re contract talks with Pocket. Way too much coffee and the forbidden chocolate.