#PennedPossibilities 975.1 — Author/Artist POV: Sometimes we end up In the Zone. Do you work until you drop? Or to a stopping point? Can you do anything but sleep afterwards?

I work until I finish a scene or something like that, unless that's too soon, of course, but using that burst to get something *done* is very satisfying.

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#WritersCoffeeClub Apr. 4: Switch between past and present tense? How do you make it work?

I have dream sequences in my book that are all present tense. I just put a break in the text, like a scene break. That plus the weirdness of dreams and the fact it happens throughout the book is enough. Readers are smart.

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#WritersCoffeeClub Apr 3: Have you studied writing? Did it prepare you, or did you learn more by doing?

I'm an English prof, so yes, but 99% in the context of essay writing. I wrote loads of short fiction just off the top of my head, I took one fiction writing course online, and I pick things up here and there.

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#WordWeavers Apr 3: For which characters do you come up with a backstory?

I haven't bothered with villains because fuck 'em.

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#ScribesAndMakers Apr. 2: What does imposter syndrome mean to you and do you think you have it?

I don't think I do, actually. I know what I'm good at, and know what I'm not good at.

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#WordWeavers Apr. 2: Do you use any special means to get to know your characters? E.g, character sheets, prequels, interviews, etc.

Nope. I key into their voice. If I know how they talk, then I know them, through and through.

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