Ask the Author: Vivian Schey

“Don't hesitate, just ask me.” Vivian Schey

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Vivian Schey Wow, that's what I call a question …
Because, I've never experienced something that I could call a mystery.
Vivian Schey Well, just now I'm trying to get my books out in english, and I'm writing on another episode of the series "Ms. Chapel lässt büßen" (Ms. Chapel is paying back), which will be called "Eiskalt" (Cold as Ice). But both will take some time, I guess at least till the end of 2021.
Vivian Schey Not at all. An idea just hits me like lightning - and then it has to be put on paper. Or on the screen. And sometimes, but really only sometimes, a book comes out of it.
Vivian Schey Really? Okay here it is:
Letting everything out of my mind.
Really everything!
Vivian Schey Well, it depends. But usually I just let it go, start relaxing, and do something else.
Vivian Schey I shouldn't, but … you've asked for it.

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In the moment you're awake, try to remember the moment you're loosing consciousness whilst falling asleep. If you never feared death — now you will.
Vivian Schey Maybe some company will sue me saying that, but it ist what it is: Just do it.
It's really that simple. I never thought this by myself, until I started writing. But that's the way to do it. Start writing, just like that.
Vivian Schey The ideas for my work comes from everyday life, so, most of it. Sometimes there are scenes from movies or documentarys, who set up a simple question: What if? Then I sit down, let my thoughts sway around — and there it is: the next book!

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