Ask the Author: Elizabeth J. Rekab
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Elizabeth J. Rekab
Given that's it's nearing my favorite spooky time of year, sure! This is an actual childhood experience I had that I'm happy to expand on if anyone asks. Here goes!
I rolled slightly toward the depression on the mattress and tossed an annoyed "Go away" to my brother who seemed intent on waking me up. But my brother wasn't there when I peered over my shoulder, and I gasped as the mattress shifted and the invisible intruder shuffled out of my room...
I rolled slightly toward the depression on the mattress and tossed an annoyed "Go away" to my brother who seemed intent on waking me up. But my brother wasn't there when I peered over my shoulder, and I gasped as the mattress shifted and the invisible intruder shuffled out of my room...
Elizabeth J. Rekab
Writing is escapism at its finest. You get to invent whole other worlds while having the power to shape those worlds however you wish.
Elizabeth J. Rekab
Currently, I'm doing a bit of promotion for my debut novel, EVERHAVEN, which was just released today. I've also finished my second draft of my second novel, HAWNT, which is in the hands of beta readers as we speak. Finally, I'm about to start my third, still-to-be-announced novel. Stay tuned! :)
Elizabeth J. Rekab
I'm not sure how much my advice is worth at this point given I've only just released my debut. But I have been writing for years regardless, and one of the best pieces of advice I was given was that you can edit a bad page, but you can't edit a blank page.
It's perfectly fine for a first draft to be a pile of garbage because I guarantee there are still pieces of gold scattered around inside that garbage. It's up to you to find those pieces of gold, polish them, and start weeding them out from the empty snack bags and tissues and apple cores until all you're left with is a pile of gold. That's what the subsequent drafts are for.
The second most important piece of advice? Just keep going. Keep reading; read a lot and read often. Keep writing, keep practicing, keep honing your craft, and never ever give up. I don't plan to.
It's perfectly fine for a first draft to be a pile of garbage because I guarantee there are still pieces of gold scattered around inside that garbage. It's up to you to find those pieces of gold, polish them, and start weeding them out from the empty snack bags and tissues and apple cores until all you're left with is a pile of gold. That's what the subsequent drafts are for.
The second most important piece of advice? Just keep going. Keep reading; read a lot and read often. Keep writing, keep practicing, keep honing your craft, and never ever give up. I don't plan to.
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