Ask the Author: Jennifer Wright-Berryman
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Jennifer Wright-Berryman
I would definitely go to Louise Penny's Three Pines. That little village has captured my heart. I love the characters and the quirk. I remember when I read Still Life how I saw myself as one of the villagers. I even pictured my little cottage, going to the book club, and eating bagels at the cafe.
Jennifer Wright-Berryman
I haven't gotten "writer's block" per se, but I have gotten "plot block". I tend to be someone who conceptualizes 80% of the book before I write it, and I'll get stuck in plot development. Right now, I'm plotting the sequel to The Dying Five, and I'm really close to having 80% of the plot developed and am working through plot holes. What helps me to work through a part of the plot I'm stuck in is to take a walk and get some fresh air. I relax my mind and something will come to me. I'll take out my phone and make a note so I'll have it when I'm back to writing.
Jennifer Wright-Berryman
I write a lot as a professor, however, writing fiction novels is an entirely different exercise. Prior to The Dying Five, I wrote a book that I never published. That book was about the process, a way to learn. And learn I did. I also learned a great deal writing TD5 and I continue to be a student of writing fiction (I always will, as should every author at any stage).
I get inspired to write when I see things happening in the world that need a voice. I'm not here to say I have the right voice, but I do my absolute best to honor the experience of those who can be found in my books.
I get inspired to write when I see things happening in the world that need a voice. I'm not here to say I have the right voice, but I do my absolute best to honor the experience of those who can be found in my books.
Jennifer Wright-Berryman
For the last several years, I have been studying death care, end-of-life issues, and how LGBTQ2+ people are impacted by care at the end of life. My best friend is a Hospice nurse, and I used to be an oncology social worker. Much of my career has been in mental health, and themes about all of these are included in The Dying Five. Lastly, I'm a huge mystery reader (since childhood) and love a good whodunnit.
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