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WHAT IS YOUR WRITING ROUTINE?
Well…I don’t really have one. And I sort of hate that.
When I first started writing full-time I had grand plans of being at my desk every day by nine, writing intently until quitting time and then having long, leisurely evenings doing whatever I want. Sadly, I don’t seem to have the discipline to make that happen.
As it is, I tend to spend a lot of the workday running errands, working out, and…sleeping. When I’m on deadline I find that I write better at night. When other people are going home from the office, I am usually just getting started.
That’s not because I work harder than other people. I just work differently.
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WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR IDEAS?
Ideas are a part of a writer’s business–no doubt about it. But they aren’t everything. Not even close. I’ve told the full story of the origins of each of my books under the “story behind the story” tabs for each of the books.
But the question of “ideas” is not complete without a link to this great post by Diana Peterfreund, because, as Diana wisely points out, the idea might be where writing starts, but to presume that’s where it ends is downright wrong.
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WILL YOU EVER DO A CROSS-OVER WITH KAT AND THE GALLAGHER GIRLS?
I don’t have any plans to do that now, but nothing is ever set in stone. So maybe. But not probably.
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WHAT ADVICE DO YOU GIVE TO YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN WRITING?
Read as much as you can. Write as much as you can. And remember that “wanting to be a writer” isn’t important. Writing is what really matters.