Question 1 Do you create elaborate outlines for your books? If so, can you explain the process (briefly)? I’ve found that the more I outline, the easier it is to draft a book. It’s also much easier to revise it. The outlines for my mysteries run anywhere from fifty to eighty-five pages and are fairly…
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One of my favorite authors answers three questions and provides a book cover image.
Ray Zimmerman – 3 Questions & a Cover
A short interview wherein one of my favorite authors answers three questions about the writing life. Question 1: What’s your Go-To source when you need inspiration? Inspiration comes in short bursts, and I write short pieces. These include poems, freelance journalism, and occasional short stories and essays. Writing is a two-stage process because the natural…
Kerry Fryar Freeman – 3 Questions & a Cover
A short interview wherein one of my favorite authors answers three questions about the writing life. What’s the hardest scene you’ve ever written? The hardest ended up being one of my favorite scenes in SEDONA. It was Drunk Tommy’s background chapter because up until that point, I didn’t like him at all, and it was…
Nancy Peacock – 3 Questions & a Cover
A short interview wherein one of my favorite authors answers three questions about the writing life. Question 1 In what genres have you written, and which one of them gives you the most satisfaction? I’m always stumped when someone asks me what genre I write in. I have a hard time categorizing my books, not…
Debbie Feit – 3 Questions & a Cover
A short interview wherein one of my favorite authors answers three questions about the writing life. Question 1 If you have a writing ritual, can you share that here? My biggest struggle isn’t writer’s block; it’s writer’s monsoon. I get more ideas for new poems and creative non-fiction pieces than I will ever be able…
Carolyn Haines – 3 Questions & a Cover
A short interview wherein one of my favorite authors answers three questions about the writing life. Question 1 What books do you recommend for an aspiring writer? I taught fiction writing at the University of South Alabama for 14 years. While I believe rules are meant to be broken, I also know that understanding the…
Matthew K. Perkins – 3 Questions & a Cover
A short interview wherein one of my favorite authors answers three questions about the writing life. Set in a world that is dominated by a vast desert, two friends are caught in the middle of a civil war. She’s a warrior. He’s a musician. When they discover that the crux of the war is a…
Jo Gatford – 3 Questions About Writing
A short interview wherein one of my favorite authors answers three questions about the writing life. Question 1 What’s your Go-To source when you need inspiration? I try to collect little sparks of inspiration wherever I can. I have a notes app folder that has hundreds of random one-liners and story ideas and weird observations…
Janisse Ray – 3 Questions & a Cover
A short interview wherein one of my favorite authors answers three questions about the writing life. Question 1 So much of your work is rooted in family. Despite the love for them that is obvious in your writing, have any of your family members insisted that you delete portions about them? Members of my family…
Miranda James – 3 Questions & a Cover
A short interview wherein one of my favorite authors answers three questions about the writing life. Question 1 Do you create elaborate outlines for your books? If so, can you explain the process (briefly)? Or do you fly by the seat of your pants? If so, do you have any tricks you use to keep yourself…