Ask the Author: Diane Stringam Tolley
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Diane Stringam Tolley
What really happened to that missing colt?
Diane Stringam Tolley
I look at pictures. Or read someone's memoirs. Or simply take my mind away somewhere and give it a rest. A good book or movie will do that.
Diane Stringam Tolley
Creating my own worlds. Living in those worlds.
Diane Stringam Tolley
Write. Write. And then write some more. When you aren't writing, read. And pay attention to conversations. How people speak. What people say. Those three activities will do more than anything to help you achieve the dream of becoming a writer.
Diane Stringam Tolley
The third in the series of Daughters of Ishmael. The sequel will be released in November. This is the next . . .
Diane Stringam Tolley
Sometimes I dream whole stories. And sometimes, I will be looking at a picture or listening to a conversation and something just blazes in my mind. (I was looking at a picture my granddaughter coloured of Santa and his sleigh. I wondered where his sleigh came from. And the story of Carving Angels was born.)
I also love a background story, so sometimes a question will just pop up: How did that happen? or Why were they there?
I also love a background story, so sometimes a question will just pop up: How did that happen? or Why were they there?
Diane Stringam Tolley
I thought of people who start out life on one track, happily going forward, then, at some point, choose a different path that takes them to a far darker place. Do they, later in life, ever regret those decisions? Do they ever look back on life and say to themselves: Wow. I wish . . .
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