Ask the Author: Beverly Patt
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Beverly Patt
I'm a true crime junkie and the Lizzie Borden story has always fascinated me. I'm also an old psych major who continues to be fascinated by compulsive personalities!
Beverly Patt
I am currently working on a middle grade magical realism story about a boy, an elf and a crap ton of frogs.
Beverly Patt
I take out a notebook and start brainstorming all the different things that could happen in this particular place where I am stuck. I might write my main character's name in a circle and then just start drawing lines outward, like sun rays, with different ideas - 'leaves home,' 'hits her sister,' 'steals $ out of her dad's wallet' for example. And then follow those out, almost like a choose your own adventure. Nothing is off limits and usually, after a while, one of those idea spinoffs make me say, "YES!"
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