Ask the Author: Elyce Wakerman
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Elyce Wakerman
Alice snuggled into bed, holding her beloved doll. "Mm, comfortable," said the doll.
Elyce Wakerman
I just returned from a trip to Vietnam, so The Things They Carried and The Quiet American are books I'd like to read, or re-read. I always like to get into a big fat classic over the summer - Tolstoi, George Eliot, Jane Austen - but I haven't made my pick yet. Any suggestions?
Elyce Wakerman
It takes her a long time to see the light, but when she finally does, there's nothing like Emma and Mr. Knightley.
Elyce Wakerman
In addition to writing my blog, "Birth of A Book," which appears monthly on tumblr, and preparing for the launch of my novel, A Tale of Two Citizens, I am working on an updated version of Father Loss: Daughters Discuss the Man That Got Away. It is interesting to revisit the book and to read it in light of the intervening years, during which I got to see for the first time a father-daughter relationship up-close: that between my husband and our daughter.
Elyce Wakerman
I realized that the photographs and documents I found in my mother's apartment were a novel.
Elyce Wakerman
I hear a word or a phrase or learn of an incident, and I'm off! But inspiration doesn't come quickly or often. As Norman Mailer said, "Something in the cosmos has forgiven you long enough so that you can start."
Elyce Wakerman
Read a great deal. Write a great deal. Believe that you have something to say. Work hard.
Elyce Wakerman
Spending time with characters and situations I've created; doing research to make sure I know what I'm talking about. Solving puzzles: it's just great fun.
Elyce Wakerman
I find that walking, gardening, even doing dishes - some kind of physical activity - gets me back on track.
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