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Monday, August 15, 2005
Writer's Wishing Well
Dear Readers,
A few more answers to your questions...
Q: How do you GET what you need to write?
A: Writers are sort of like wells -- all of their life experiences, fantasies, fears, etc., fill up that well.
Most successful writers aren't stingy with what's in the well. Instead of saving ideas, they scoop them up and pour them out on the pages and have faith the well will refill itself.
Still, writers need to get out and experience the world and relate to those around them, or pretty soon there will be nothing in that well to offer others.
Q: WHICH AUTHORS DO YOU ADMIRE AND HAVE ANY OF THEM INFLUENCED YOUR WRITING?
A: Authors I love & who've influenced me greatly are: Harper Lee, Pat Conroy, Larry McMurtry and William Shakespeare -- no joke! Watch my work for Shakespearean allusions. I loooove putting them in there and I hear from students and teachers about them all the time!
Q: SEVEN TEARS INTO THE SEA is a fantasy and I love fantasy. It seems like except for Harry Potter (which doesn't come out often enough, there aren't that many Celtic fantasies. Will you write more? When?
A: I will definitely write more fantasy. I love the chills I get while doing it. My next Celtic book is way off there in the future, but I can see it taking shape through the mists of time! In the meantime, I'll keep including fantasy/supernatural elements in the Phantom stories -- mostly based on established Native American legends.
I'm collecting Hawaiian legends for an exciting new project!
Q: Were you shocked when you first heard that your books were being published in different languages? How many languages so far and which countries besides the U.S. ?
A: Not shocked, but delighted!!!!!
I'll have to check on the number of languages and countries, but I'll tell you as soon as I find out.
Have a great day & try to make more people smile than you can count on all your fingers,
Terri
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Writer's Wishing Well
Dear Readers,
A few more answers to your questions...
Q: How do you GET what you need to write?
A: Writers are sort of like wells -- all of their life experiences, fantasies, fears, etc., fill up that well.
Most successful writers aren't stingy with what's in the well. Instead of saving ideas, they scoop them up and pour them out on the pages and have faith the well will refill itself.
Still, writers need to get out and experience the world and relate to those around them, or pretty soon there will be nothing in that well to offer others.
Q: WHICH AUTHORS DO YOU ADMIRE AND HAVE ANY OF THEM INFLUENCED YOUR WRITING?
A: Authors I love & who've influenced me greatly are: Harper Lee, Pat Conroy, Larry McMurtry and William Shakespeare -- no joke! Watch my work for Shakespearean allusions. I loooove putting them in there and I hear from students and teachers about them all the time!
Q: SEVEN TEARS INTO THE SEA is a fantasy and I love fantasy. It seems like except for Harry Potter (which doesn't come out often enough, there aren't that many Celtic fantasies. Will you write more? When?
A: I will definitely write more fantasy. I love the chills I get while doing it. My next Celtic book is way off there in the future, but I can see it taking shape through the mists of time! In the meantime, I'll keep including fantasy/supernatural elements in the Phantom stories -- mostly based on established Native American legends.
I'm collecting Hawaiian legends for an exciting new project!
Q: Were you shocked when you first heard that your books were being published in different languages? How many languages so far and which countries besides the U.S. ?
A: Not shocked, but delighted!!!!!
I'll have to check on the number of languages and countries, but I'll tell you as soon as I find out.
Have a great day & try to make more people smile than you can count on all your fingers,
Terri
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