Ask the Author: Angela B. Chrysler
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Angela B. Chrysler
Oooh... I would have to say "'What's wrong with me?" And that is because that was the mystery in my own life that did form the plot of Broken.
But I want something new, and two things came to mind.
The first one is the current quest I am on. I love genealogy, as does my uncle. While exploring this great riddle of "Where did I come from?" I discovered that I am the great-gggggggggg granddaughter of Captain George Lamberton...Master of The Phantom Ship spoken of in the poem "The Phantom Ship" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (I always felt I had sailor in my blood...Now I know why).
I think that would be a great plot. If I am cursed, so, in hunting for the curse, I uncover this event and now have to break this 300 year old curse. That would make a great plot to a story.
The second, and the more intimate one, would be a ten year old love story. I'm still tinkering with that plot and plan to show it once the words find me.
Thank you for the question!
But I want something new, and two things came to mind.
The first one is the current quest I am on. I love genealogy, as does my uncle. While exploring this great riddle of "Where did I come from?" I discovered that I am the great-gggggggggg granddaughter of Captain George Lamberton...Master of The Phantom Ship spoken of in the poem "The Phantom Ship" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (I always felt I had sailor in my blood...Now I know why).
I think that would be a great plot. If I am cursed, so, in hunting for the curse, I uncover this event and now have to break this 300 year old curse. That would make a great plot to a story.
The second, and the more intimate one, would be a ten year old love story. I'm still tinkering with that plot and plan to show it once the words find me.
Thank you for the question!
Angela B. Chrysler
Always eager to read! I can read it this week and post it on http://www.B2BCYCON.com :) Thank you so much for the support and so thrilled you're enjoying the CyCon!
Angela B. Chrysler
I have three projects at the moment.
For fantasy lovers and fans of Dolor and Shadow (Tales of the Drui Book #1), I am working on Fire and Lies (Tales of the Drui Book #2). This project is almost complete and I am hoping to release Fire and Lies between April to July 2016.
The Second project I am working on is a Dark Romance. I'm still playing around with this and will be releasing more information on this soon.
The third project is a non-fiction book for Authors, which I am releasing under the Brain to Books name. Brain to Books: The Author's Manual to Marketing
For fantasy lovers and fans of Dolor and Shadow (Tales of the Drui Book #1), I am working on Fire and Lies (Tales of the Drui Book #2). This project is almost complete and I am hoping to release Fire and Lies between April to July 2016.
The Second project I am working on is a Dark Romance. I'm still playing around with this and will be releasing more information on this soon.
The third project is a non-fiction book for Authors, which I am releasing under the Brain to Books name. Brain to Books: The Author's Manual to Marketing
Angela B. Chrysler
Ambitious *grin* I always bite off more than I can chew and I never learn from that mistake :)
Angela B. Chrysler
I have never liked this question. I don't believe in writer's block. There is always a story in my head. Some days I am too stressed to write, but I think that is fear. I just write. Research, write a short, write a conversation. Just write. Take a bath, take a walk. Take a shower. Just write.
Angela B. Chrysler
This is hard to answer because I'm not sure, which book you would consider as my most recent book. "Dolor and Shadow" came to me through Kallan. I wanted to create a stellar heroin and formed a story around her out of need.
"Broken" was interesting. I was asked why I live, what I am, and who we are. For the first time in my life, I couldn't answer. So...I wrote "Broken" as a way to find me and answer these questions. I didn't find my answers. I did learn just how Broken I really am.
"Bane" is about Bergen, my most popular character who quickly became a break out character. He received so much love from my readers (especially the women) that I created "Bane" to appease them and to reveal more of Bergen's back story in "Dolor and Shadow" without pulling the main story arc off topic.
"Broken" was interesting. I was asked why I live, what I am, and who we are. For the first time in my life, I couldn't answer. So...I wrote "Broken" as a way to find me and answer these questions. I didn't find my answers. I did learn just how Broken I really am.
"Bane" is about Bergen, my most popular character who quickly became a break out character. He received so much love from my readers (especially the women) that I created "Bane" to appease them and to reveal more of Bergen's back story in "Dolor and Shadow" without pulling the main story arc off topic.
Angela B. Chrysler
I wish I knew. lol...I write. I don't wait around for the inspiration. I just do it. I write and then, while writing, I become inspired. I think this is where some aspiring authors have it wrong. They don't write until they are inspired. Don't do that. You'll spend your life waiting and will never write a word. Just write.
Angela B. Chrysler
Starting out is always so difficult. You don't know really what you're supposed to be doing and I remember spending a lot of time wondering if "this" is how it's done.
In short, I created a schedule and I stuck to it. Treat the writing as a part time job or a full time job. Assign how many hours a day and on which days you should work and stick to that schedule and write. Write. Write. Write.
Above all persevere and endure. That is how a writer becomes an author. Take yourself seriously. You are a professional. Act like it. Know it and it will force others—family included—to see your writing as a career and not a hobby.
But above all else, persevere and endure it!
In short, I created a schedule and I stuck to it. Treat the writing as a part time job or a full time job. Assign how many hours a day and on which days you should work and stick to that schedule and write. Write. Write. Write.
Above all persevere and endure. That is how a writer becomes an author. Take yourself seriously. You are a professional. Act like it. Know it and it will force others—family included—to see your writing as a career and not a hobby.
But above all else, persevere and endure it!
Angela B. Chrysler
Setting my own schedule and being my own boss, although, at times I am very demanding and can be harder on myself that my previous employers. I thrive in solo situations. When left alone, I identify projects, invent ideas, and execute. I do not take to micro-managing at all and such an environment tends to stifle me. I become restless and ornery.
I love waking up at 7:00, seeing my children off to school, then brewing my coffee and sitting down to work while still in my pajamas. I love being able to schedule my appointments and attend school events without worry about a work schedule. The hardest part is learning to leave work alone because my "office" is my bedroom.
I love waking up at 7:00, seeing my children off to school, then brewing my coffee and sitting down to work while still in my pajamas. I love being able to schedule my appointments and attend school events without worry about a work schedule. The hardest part is learning to leave work alone because my "office" is my bedroom.
Angela B. Chrysler
This is one question I plan to return to and update as the answer changes.
I am currently working on Lorlenalin's Lies, the sequel to Dolor and Shadow. I have a lot of ideas crammed into my head and my greatest worry is forgetting something before I out it on paper.
More information on Lorlenalin's Lies is available at http://www.angelabchrysler.com/lorlen...
I am currently working on Lorlenalin's Lies, the sequel to Dolor and Shadow. I have a lot of ideas crammed into my head and my greatest worry is forgetting something before I out it on paper.
More information on Lorlenalin's Lies is available at http://www.angelabchrysler.com/lorlen...
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