Ask the Author: Hazel Lush
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Hazel Lush
So many things inspire me! I read constantly, so I'm always triggered by little moments and scenes in books I enjoy. Sometimes even the style of a book gets me excited. I just devoured Dracula, and now I have a strong urge to write an epistolary novel, but who knows if that will happen?
Apart from books, I'm inspired frequently by nature. I live in a bustling city (NYC), so getting out into nature is very restorative for me. The sights and the smells and sounds, the wildlife, the different colors all can spark an idea for a story, so I wind up taking a lot of photographs when one of those moments strikes, so I can look back and remember that visceral reaction.
Apart from books, I'm inspired frequently by nature. I live in a bustling city (NYC), so getting out into nature is very restorative for me. The sights and the smells and sounds, the wildlife, the different colors all can spark an idea for a story, so I wind up taking a lot of photographs when one of those moments strikes, so I can look back and remember that visceral reaction.
Hazel Lush
There are so many things about being a writer that make me grateful for my career. I get to research new places and things and people all the time. I explore my feelings and ethics from multiple perspectives when I write about characters who are different from me. I have a steady creative outlet, and I never have to get permission from anyone else to use it. I can write from anywhere in the world, so I have freedom to travel. But mostly, I like having a job that lets me hear my dog snoring in the background while I work.
Hazel Lush
I'm spending a good chunk of my time promoting Nailed at the moment, but I'm excited to dive into the next book in my Yearning in New England series. I love the winding roads, the sparkling lakes, and the cozy houses and towns of New England, and I feel lucky that I get to explore and research them in depth as I create this series. My next book involves a small fire department in a fictional town in New Hampshire. I've got most of the story mapped out, and I'm already falling for my characters, so I think this will be a fun one to write.
Hazel Lush
Usually a good walk with my dog will help me out of a block, but if all else fails, I go back to my outline and decide what the most important next moment in my plot is. I'll then force myself to write until I hit that moment. Maybe what I write isn't great, but I will have covered some ground, and I can see what I did in order to make it clearer and better in my rewrites. Writing is rewriting, after all.
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