Ask the Author: Donna Y. Ferris
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Donna Y. Ferris
Timed writing sprints. Even if I don't write, but am editing or organizing my writing (pulling from notebooks or notes on my phone) it helps just to sit down and do it.
Donna Y. Ferris
It helps me heal and process events. Everything that happens feels useful for writing. I'm always thinking - how can I use this? What if I changed the outcome? How did everyone feel when that happened? It gives me distance from what happened and a way to creatively process it.
Donna Y. Ferris
Find a place to start publishing your stories. That way you can refine your voice, figure out what works, and build an audience.
Donna Y. Ferris
A mystery novel based on the time I lost my memory for a few days.
Donna Y. Ferris
I get a lot of inspiration during my morning walks with my dog. When something comes to me I write it down in the notes section of my phone. Then pull it up during the timed 25 minute writing sprints I do most days.
Donna Y. Ferris
This book started as a monthly blog - Twelve Months to Zen(ish) and I thought it was just going to be about getting through my divorce after 20 plus years of marriage and finding love again. But the universe intervened - and it became so much more.
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