Ask the Author: Evalyn Fulmer
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Evalyn Fulmer
Merry old England during Shakespeare's time or 19th century to meet Jane Austen, the Brontes, or Mary Shelly. These were not fictional times but real, though far different from today. I would love to spend time with those writers but then happy to return to my own time.
Evalyn Fulmer
First Impressions, continue with my 're-reading of Frankenstein, and the classic western, Hondo, are the first on my list.
Evalyn Fulmer
From a real life weather event, it suddenly struck me that it would make a fascinating background for my characters. I began from there.
Evalyn Fulmer
Oddly enough it is sometimes a thought, just a single thought about an event or a person in a crisis that occurs to me, and then the ideas begin to flow from there.
Evalyn Fulmer
I'm working on a new novel that is challenging me and requires more research than I usually have to do.
Evalyn Fulmer
I think reading is one of the best training devices for a writer. Become familiar with the type of writing you want to do before you begin and then jump in. An outline may help organize your thoughts any get started.
Evalyn Fulmer
It satisfies the urge/drive to create and it can be accomplished in a comfortable chair with your feet up!
Evalyn Fulmer
I'm dealing with this right now and it's frustrating. It helps to get away for a while, maybe take a drive or see a movie, and then go back to your writing refreshed. If that doesn't help, try mind-mapping or some other effective writing technique to trigger your thinking.
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