I’ve worked on two series. I don’t know entirely how each started but I’m pretty sure plot concept preceded any character ideas. I believe the main character,…… Read more “What comes first, plot or characters?”
Category: Writing
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?”
Talking to Readers
Recently I posted about Anchor Bay campground and how Highway 1 loops around it in a horseshoe. Last night, I went to a house on a road…… Read more “Talking to Readers”
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 find it more challenging to write the first book in a series or the subsequent novels?
The first part of the first book in my series was the hardest for me. Two-thirds of the way into it, the settings, characters, and conflicts had…… Read more “Do you find it more challenging to write the first book in a series or the subsequent novels?”
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?”
Can someone who doesn’t feel emotions strongly be a writer?
Why do we think writing requires feeling strong emotions? Well, I’m not sure there has to be a lot of strong emotion, per se. But what does…… Read more “Can someone who doesn’t feel emotions strongly be a writer?”
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?”
Marie Judson 