Ask the Author: Shawneda
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Shawneda
Being the romance lover I am there is no way I can choose just one fictional couple as a favorite because they're all so diverse. I've also read so many of them it's hard to pick one... know I can't but I can say whose love stories I love reading consistently who knocks it out of the park with believable characters and that is Stacy Hawkins Adams, Marilynn Griffith (her characters in two of her novels come close to my favorites) and Marie Force is one of my fave contemporary romance novels.
Shawneda
As an outline writer I don't have writer's block often because I plot the story during the creative brainstorm part and the storyline is complete before the writing is able to begin.
Shawneda
My last release was Exercising My Options and my obesity awareness book was birthed from my own healthy living journey and experiences with obesity with influences from family, friends and life.
Shawneda
Sounds cliche but life inspires me. A netflix documentary, an ad for something on television, song lyric . My stories all start with a spark which I jot down on my smartphone and then I come back to it to develop the story. I've written down inspirations and story ideas that could carry me into 2025.
Shawneda
I'm almost finished with the rough drafts of the final books in the WHOLENESS series. Closing out the stories of my first book and series is bittersweet. Some of these characters are so real to me, I feel like I'm losing family members.
Shawneda
Don't stop. Let nothing stop you... and I mean NOTHING. Continue to learn, devour information about writing and never stop reading.
Shawneda
The best thing about being a writer is sharing the character's with readers.
Shawneda
I am one of those organization and research addicted people. I outline my book in creative bursts EVERYWHERE. My Samsung Note phablet catches all of my thoughts, ideas and inspirations so once I'm done brainstorming I'm able to outline. While I may enhance an outline I don't have to be inspired to write from the seat of my pants (which I tried for my first book and realized didn't work for me) so haven't experienced writer's block since I began outlining.
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