Ask the Author: Elizabeth Bell
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Elizabeth Bell
Thanks for asking, Margaret! It has multiple meanings that are best explained in pictures, so I wrote this blog post to explain my symbol:
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Elizabeth Bell
I started writing the Lazare Family Saga 26 years ago, so it's been a LOOONG time since that first spark kindled. I honestly cannot remember how the characters first took shape, though I remember some previous incarnations. I do know my parents took me on a trip to Charleston, South Carolina when I was eight years old. I adored the city and surrounding Lowcountry: the gardens, the architecture, the food, the wildlife, the beaches, how history was all around me. I knew I wanted to set a story there. That desire simmered for 6 years till I began the first draft of the Lazare Family Saga at the age of 14.
Elizabeth Bell
All that goes into a launching a debut novel! It's overwhelming! After that, I'll be diving into revisions on Book 2 in my saga, Lost Saints.
Elizabeth Bell
Hearing from readers who enjoyed my work, whether by email, on social media, or via a review.
Elizabeth Bell
Read, read, read. No, Twitter doesn't count. Read novels in the genre you want to write and venture outside it.
Write because you love it, because you would be incomplete without it, not because you want to be rich or famous.
Write because you love it, because you would be incomplete without it, not because you want to be rich or famous.
Elizabeth Bell
I return to my research. I delve into so many disparate subjects in my fiction, there's always more to learn. Often I'll find a detail that unlocks what seemed to be an impenetrable door.
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