Ask the Author: Natasha Duncan-Drake
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Natasha Duncan-Drake
It's dark, not even a moon. They will never see me coming.
Natasha Duncan-Drake
If I remained just me, I don't think I'd want to visit any of them, because I'd be utterly helpless. If I get to integrate and have abilities like other characters then I think I'd like to visit Hogwarts, some time after the Voldemort's demise and sit in on a Transfigurations class.
Natasha Duncan-Drake
That's easy - Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy.
What do you mean they're not a couple? ;)
What do you mean they're not a couple? ;)
Natasha Duncan-Drake
If we're talking about the most recent one I have been writing, then I sat down and simply brainstormed the idea. I knew I wanted a female lead and I wanted it set in the UK. From there I simply picked facts out of the air that appealed to me and created as I went along. It is very much a seat of the pants creation :)
Natasha Duncan-Drake
When I have writer's block I go off and do something entirely different for a little while, then if that doesn't help I write something totally unconnected - that usually does the trick.
Natasha Duncan-Drake
The wonderful feeling of creating something word by word - there is nothing like it. I love the writing process.
Natasha Duncan-Drake
Just keep writing.
Natasha Duncan-Drake
I am currently working on 2 novels, one sci-fi and one paranormal mystery as well as one novella in my series Soul Reader (paranormal romance) and a novella in my series Dark Reflections (sci-fi, romance).
Natasha Duncan-Drake
Sometimes it can be a single image that pops into my head, at others I have an idea for something I want to explore, occasionally from a dream. It is most often simply from things that pop into my mind at random times.
There are sometimes I have sat down and actually tried to come up with something to write. That often starts with simply staring at the screen and starting typing and seeing where it goes. My series The Chronicles of Charlie Waterman started that way. The first page I wrote when I had no clue where I was going is long gone, but it helped me to begin writing.
There are sometimes I have sat down and actually tried to come up with something to write. That often starts with simply staring at the screen and starting typing and seeing where it goes. My series The Chronicles of Charlie Waterman started that way. The first page I wrote when I had no clue where I was going is long gone, but it helped me to begin writing.
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