Ask the Author: Jan Surasky
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Jan Surasky
Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams by Louisa Thomas, A Time To Love and a Time To Die by Erich Maria Remarque, The Elephant's Journey by Jose Saramago
Jan Surasky
It is the future and there are no trees, or flowers, or acts of kindness. Babies are coming into the world never knowing the beauty of the past.
Jan Surasky
I would go to the fictional world of fairy tales and I would dance among the faeries, the elves, the princes and princesses, the fairy godmothers, and even among the trolls, the ogres, and the gruff billy goats because they are all part of the story and I would find the magic among the trees of the beautiful forests and the halls of the golden palaces.
Jan Surasky
I have always wanted to be a writer so there is no way around that but to sit down and write. I do not wait for inspiration to strike but know that if I want to get my thoughts down on paper that is what I have to do. But, when I am in the world of my characters there seems to be lots of inspiration in telling their story. It has been a privilege to spend time in their world and to bring that world to others.
Jan Surasky
Stick to it, never give up, write what you want and what you believe in.
Jan Surasky
Romeo and Juliet. They are the poster couple for the celebration and sacrifices of love. And, love is the one unifying factor of all humanity.
Jan Surasky
Sharing my thoughts and dreams with readers and hoping that my books will inspire them to achieve theirs as the books I have read have done for me.
Jan Surasky
I anguish over it, vent to my closest confidantes about my anguish, and then, magically and mysteriously, it lifts and I am back writing again.
Jan Surasky
I have just finished a historical novel "The Sound of Unheard Melodies" which will soon be published.
Jan Surasky
I got the idea for Back to Jerusalem from driving through the beautiful land around Penn Yan and Jerusalem, New York, both towns along the southern tier which were in the second poorest county of the state, but where the land was so very beautiful and where many Mennonites had settled along with the "English" to farm the land. I realized that although most were economically poor they were so very rich in the beauty of the land, a contrast that I found interesting.
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