Ask the Author: Nina Blakeman
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Nina Blakeman
Oh, this would be a Lifetime movie, too personal to tell. It would be all about control, the ex-husband from hell!
Nina Blakeman
Now this question is a tough one, because it limits the ability to set the scene. But I'll give it a try.
Her hair flowed through the homemade preservative, a rosemary extract, with a delicacy and style that only Grace had had, but the face was frozen in fear. Emily held the jar up to confront the face of her grandmother and sarcastically spat, "Don't look so disgusted, Granny;— it's not the Ritz, but it's not formaldehyde either."
Her hair flowed through the homemade preservative, a rosemary extract, with a delicacy and style that only Grace had had, but the face was frozen in fear. Emily held the jar up to confront the face of her grandmother and sarcastically spat, "Don't look so disgusted, Granny;— it's not the Ritz, but it's not formaldehyde either."
Nina Blakeman
Gotham City. Of course, I'd live at Wayne Manor and allow Bruce to desperately pine for me while hanging out and cutting up with Alfred in the kitchen and the bat cave.
Nina Blakeman
Thanks for asking. I belong to a book club called, Reading Divas. We just finished The Whistler by John Grisham (which was riveting) and our next book is the Quaker Cafe by Brenda Remmes. Be looking for my next book to be out shortly, Envy Rots the Bones.
Nina Blakeman
That is a good question, and a tough one. I would have to say Tom and Isabel of Stedman's, The Light Between Oceans. I seem to be able to relate to their developing, playful love (it reminds me of my husband and I). They made a morally questionable decision, battling with it throughout the remainder of their days together. If something of this nature came to be in our marriage, I would see Scot taking complete blame, trying to protect me.
Nina Blakeman
I live out in the country, three miles out from a rural town in West Texas. It's home to me, but I can easily see where old barns,sheds and homesteads(not to mention what lurks in them) might creep someone out. I was actually in my own barn when my imagination went wild. I thought, "Boy, it'd be awful to get stuck in here." Then it went from getting stuck in there to "it'd be awful to be held captive in here, tortured by someone that hated me." From there, a book was born.
Nina Blakeman
I had just finished school and was waiting for the right job to come down the pike. I took advantage of the down time to make something happen for myself.
Nina Blakeman
I'm currently working on a sequel to The Blow-up Man. We'd all like to believe in a happily ever after for Faye and Todd Davis, but as long as there is a Dolce in their world, I don't think that will ever happen…but you never know.
Nina Blakeman
Well, I think organization is the key. Know where your going. I actually recommend a book "You've got a book in you" by Elizabeth Sims. It is very helpful with the process of writing a book, but falls a little short on the publication and marketing process. But first things first, get the book written.
Nina Blakeman
It's when someone says, "Hey, that was really good." Remember the movie, A Christmas Story? Ralphie writes a theme about wanting a Red Ryder BB Gun, and he fantasizes about what his teacher will think of it. In his fantasy, he gets an A+++++ and everyone fawns over the well written masterpiece. But in actuality, he only got a C and the teacher warns "you'll shoot your eye out." We really do need that external validation to keep us grounded in reality.
Nina Blakeman
For me, writer's block doesn't come when actually writing the book. I do a complete outline of the book before I start writing (including the twist), so a block would occur during this process. It may take me a few days before I decide where I want to take the book. By the time I sit down at the computer, the characters are already dynamic figures existing in a world I want to create.
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