Ask the Author: R.S. Whitfield
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R.S. Whitfield
Escapism. Being able to block the world out and write your own. It’s also wonderful and a bit surreal when someone reads your work and loves it.
R.S. Whitfield
The book I am currently working is a sequel to “The Dark Places” so I had it very roughly planned from the get go. I wanted to explore a different motivation for murder in this book where maybe the bad guy isn’t really a bad person.
R.S. Whitfield
Actually a lot of things inspire me. Reading is the obvious first, when you read an amazing book it gets the creative juices flowing, but also music. I always have music on when I’m writing however it’s normally classical so I can focus on my words instead of singing along. I like to be in quiet places, wind, rain and atmosphere help as well. I do a lot of online research and find that visual boards with pictures and quotes keep me focused.
R.S. Whitfield
I am currently a quarter of the way through book two in what I’m hoping will be a three book series. Book 2 is a continuation from my debut novel
“The Dark Places”
“The Dark Places”
R.S. Whitfield
Tough one. I don’t so much get writers block I more so feel overwhelmed with how much I want to say and the story ahead if that makes sense. I find putting all the scenes for the whole book on sticky notes and just going one sticky note at a time helps. If I’m really stuck for where to go, I research. That always prompts me and gives me direction.
R.S. Whitfield
It’s actually heading into Winter in Australia ! I am aiming to read the following in between writing book 2.
My Dark Vanessa
Verity
Daisy Jones and the six (very outside my normal genre)
My Dark Vanessa
Verity
Daisy Jones and the six (very outside my normal genre)
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