Ask the Author: Joyce Wheeler
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Joyce Wheeler
I'd go to Miss Marple's home in St. Mary Mead, England. We'd have a cup of tea together, and this charming sleuth would tell me all about the murder mysteries she has solved. I truly enjoy the scenes and characters Agatha Christie created!
Joyce Wheeler
Last fall I was at the South Dakota Festival of Books and wandered past the tables of fellow writers. I picked up Survivor, by David W. Longworth, The Wrath of Brotherhood, by Ozgur K. Sahin, The Secrets of Mansfield Manor, by Ethel Diggs, South Dakota's Challenges Since 1960, by Charles M. Rogers, Journey For Freedom, By Peter Vodenka, and It's Only Hair, by Christine Mager Wevik. Looking forward to reading them and sharing my thoughts about them with Goodreads!
Joyce Wheeler
It was a dark and stormy night----and we heard footsteps close to the house. To this day, we aren't sure what exactly was taking place, but our minds led us into a merry chase envisioning all sorts of scenarios!
Joyce Wheeler
I'm very blessed to not have writer block moments. I usually spin out the story very happily in my office, with my dog Bud snoozing on the floor beside me. My biggest problem is finding time to indulge in my favorite pastime of writing.
Joyce Wheeler
I'm in control of the story. If I don't like someone, I can (nicely) get rid of them, or put them in their place, or, in some instances, make them likable. Which is exactly what happened in My Lady. Dexter DeLange was supposed to be deplorable and have only a brief and ugly part of the book. The rascal became so likable that I really felt bad when......oh well, read My Lady and see what happens to the handsome Dexter DeLange.
Joyce Wheeler
Write. Rewrite. Be critical of your work, and keep thinking how you could make the story flow better. Most of all, find an editor who is brutally honest, but very helpful. I've had wonderful editors and I so appreciated their evaluation of ways to make a good book better.
Joyce Wheeler
After doing a lot of research for the Belvidere trilogy, I decided the next story would be a simple and fun story of a young mother of three children whose husband-----oh wait, I better not spoil the story.
Joyce Wheeler
I'm constantly thinking of stories to write. Maybe it's because I was raised on a ranch and didn't have lots of kids to play with, or maybe it's because I'm a dreamer. Stories rattle around in my mind until I finally take the time to actually write them.
Joyce Wheeler
My most recent book, Goodbye, Belvidere (I much love you) is the last book of the Goodbye, Belvidere trilogy. The idea for the trilogy happened after I finished the contemporary fiction story of Laughter in the Wind. I decided to try writing a historical fiction, and where better than my childhood haunt of Belvidere. I wanted an impartial bystander to be the main character as he observed the open range, and then the influx of homesteaders, the turbulent years of droughts, WWI, and finally, the depression years.
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