Ask the Author: Kris Rafferty
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Kris Rafferty
I am a walking, talking Rorschach test. How you react to me defines who you are, not me.
Kris Rafferty
Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina" I'd make sure I was there, at the tracks, telling her to snap out of it, to sell her jewels, and fly be free, to start her life over in Paris. Basically, I'd rewrite most classics, creating endings that empowered, rather than punished strong women.
Kris Rafferty
I've been binge-ing on Julie Garwood's Highland books, and now I'm working on her Contemp RS. When I'm done with her, I'll probably move on to Eloisa James, and catch up with the new releases of my other "go to" writers (listed on my GRs favorite writers!)
Kris Rafferty
When I was seven I had three consecutive concussions spread out over the year. They were all accidents, and I remember them clearly, but I could spank that into a plot with little effort, lol.
Kris Rafferty
Claire and Jamie from the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. I love the locale, the culture, the time periods used. It allows me to go back in time with a heroine who is armed with educated, and intelligence in a world where only strength and maleness matters, and it's enough. And they LOVE each other realistically. They see their flaws, allow for them, and love each other anyway. https://www.goodreads.com/series/4394...
Kris Rafferty
Because it's a sequel, it grew from the first book's plot. I lay in bed at night, and think about my books, and just as I'm about to fall asleep, the perfect plot hits me. I get up, write it down, and a month later, I'm doing edits on it.
Kris Rafferty
I wake up. I think, "Oh, I get to write AGAIN. Aren't I the luckiest person in the world?" Grab some food, turn on the computer and boom. I'm writing. Every day. My life is amazing.
Kris Rafferty
A sequel. My first sequel. And the heroine is my most "normal" that I've ever written. I'm finding it a challenge. "Normal" really isn't my thing.
Kris Rafferty
Don't give up. You'll want to. You'll be made to. But get back to it as soon as you can. It's moot advice, really, because if you are a "writer", you won't be able to help yourself. If you can, obsess on something that pays better.
Kris Rafferty
When you read your latest project and it is exactly as you want it, or when you read the finished project and you're happy that you still love it. It's an indescribable feeling.
Kris Rafferty
I don't get writer's block. People don't like to hear that, but it's true. It's not my issue.
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