Ask the Author: Helen Spring
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Helen Spring
I intend to have my revenge, make him pay for all he has done ; I'll make his life a misery, ruin his business, make sure he suffers and dies slowly in agony.
Yes, next week I'll agree to marry him.
Yes, next week I'll agree to marry him.
Helen Spring
My most recent book is 'Blood Relatives' and it is a sequel to my earlier book 'The Chainmakers.' I embarked upon it because so many people had said to me
'I wish I knew what happened afterwards...' There was a new baby on the last page of 'The Chainmakers' so I decided to tell her story.
'I wish I knew what happened afterwards...' There was a new baby on the last page of 'The Chainmakers' so I decided to tell her story.
Helen Spring
I don't get inspired, and although I have from time to time come upon a period, or a storyline or character which fascinates me, I believe the old adage which says that writing is 99% perspiration and only 1% inspiration. If I waited for inspiration I'd never get anything done!
Helen Spring
I am just finishing up a collection of short stories which I think I will call Pick and Mix. I hope to have it on Kindle within the next two weeks.
Helen Spring
Read, read, read, and read AS A WRITER. See what works in the books you read, and what you don't like, or what interrupts your flow. Analyse the dialogue and the plots to see how your favourite authors actually create their effects. Then try to do better!
Helen Spring
When a reader lets you know they have really enjoyed your work. That's why we do it after all...
Helen Spring
I don't believe there is such a thing. If I find I am stuck and can't go forward, I just continue to write any sort of rubbish as long as I can. When I come back to it next day I can always delete it, but there is usually something in there which will be enough to develop further. I also ask myself questions like 'What if...?'
Some fresh air also sometimes helps.
Some fresh air also sometimes helps.
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