Ask the Author: Aurora Lee Thornton
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Aurora Lee Thornton
That's really hard to say, because for me writing is just a part of who I am - it's what I do. So I guess the best thing about it for me would be that I get to be myself.
Aurora Lee Thornton
I go work on a different writing project. Or I skip that scene and work on the next one. Or I just put words on the page to get through and fix it later. It really just depends on what I'm working on.
Aurora Lee Thornton
Read everything. And not just the genre you want to write - read outside of it, too. It will give you a broader range, and help you break out from more stereotypical forms and functions of a particular genre.
And seek out criticism. Don't be afraid to get your work torn apart - you can't improve if no one ever tells you what's wrong.
And seek out criticism. Don't be afraid to get your work torn apart - you can't improve if no one ever tells you what's wrong.
Aurora Lee Thornton
The second book in the Wildflowers series, Dandy - as well as a book in the same world that predates the series called Wooden Rhinos. I have a few other side projects, but those are my main focus.
Aurora Lee Thornton
Literally anything. There are a lot of "what if..." type situations, but sometimes an idea will pop up out of nowhere. Sometimes I'll have an idea, then not do anything with it, then come back and realize a cooler way to implement it. Sometimes it'll be a song, or a different story I'm reading, or even some of my own stories - I think of alternate ways things could have turned out pretty often.
Aurora Lee Thornton
I think it was something of a culmination of most the stories I've been writing - female heroine, fantasy world, epic quest - that sort of thing.
But what actually inspired me to write this story was the death of my cat, Zane. I was feeling really depressed, and writing is my usual escape - so I started writing Allaha of the Mountain. I'm not sure how to explain it, exactly, but I felt at the time like his death needed to mean something - that's why I dedicated this book to him. He was the first pet I owned of my own that died, and it hurt. I think that's probably the reason for the overall somber tone of the story, as well.
But what actually inspired me to write this story was the death of my cat, Zane. I was feeling really depressed, and writing is my usual escape - so I started writing Allaha of the Mountain. I'm not sure how to explain it, exactly, but I felt at the time like his death needed to mean something - that's why I dedicated this book to him. He was the first pet I owned of my own that died, and it hurt. I think that's probably the reason for the overall somber tone of the story, as well.
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