There are a few fallacies that writers fall into, I think, creating stumbling blocks for themselves. One of them is the fear that others will steal their…… Read more “What are common traps for new authors?”
Category: fiction
What is your favorite scene in any of your books?
This 1925 painting reminds me of the winter faire in my first book, Braided Dimensions! Over time, the scene my mind goes back to with most relish…… Read more “What is your favorite scene in any of your books?”
How long do you spend researching before beginning a book?
Being a writer of fantasy and science fiction, I don’t research before starting a book. But I did a great deal of research during the writing of…… Read more “How long do you spend researching before beginning a book?”
Do you view writing as a spiritual practice?
Carl Jung’s art, in The Red Book In part, I do. Jung called depth psychology “psycho-spiritual” because he took into consideration the soul and spirit as involved…… Read more “Do you view writing as a spiritual practice?”
Are there therapeutic benefits to modeling a character after someone you know?
The most therapeutic benefit I derived from my first novel was modeling the main character after me, in some ways. At the time, I was recovering from…… Read more “Are there therapeutic benefits to modeling a character after someone you know?”
What was an experience where you learned that language had power?
What comes to mind for me with this question is a discovery in early stages of my fiction writing. As I got past the messy and confusing…… Read more “What was an experience where you learned that language had power?”
Do you want each book to stand on its own, or are you trying to build a body of work with connections between each book?
I think this question must be aimed at a writer who writes stand-alones. As a reader, I’ve loved many stand-alone novels. I read authors such as Gillian…… Read more “Do you want each book to stand on its own, or are you trying to build a body of work with connections between each book?”
Does a big ego help or hurt writers?
This is an interesting question. I can see where people might assume that, to get published, one had to have a big ego. That would mean you…… Read more “Does a big ego help or hurt writers?”
Does writing energize or exhaust you?
The last time I became exhausted from writing was working on a dissertation. With my fiction writing? Never. I don’t set myself exhausting tasks. I take time…… Read more “Does writing energize or exhaust you?”
Coming in the Fall
Okay, continuing my love affair with Pt Arena buildings, I heard recently that this very cool one is going to be a microbrewery pub, with the intriguing…… Read more “Coming in the Fall”
Marie Judson 