Ask the Author: Paula Lofting
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Paula Lofting
Hi Marita, still working on it but hopefully soon!
Paula Lofting
Ive always wanted to write since I was a child, just as I got older, lfe got in the way. I believe everything happens at the time when you're ready.
Paula Lofting
My work in progress is The Wolf Banner, the sequel to Sons of the Wolf. It is a tale of betrayal, battles and blood feuds and set in the 11thc in the years leading up to the Norman Conquest of England.
Paula Lofting
Firstly, make sure you use a good professional editor. Everyone needs one, regardless of what some authors will tell you -they are usually the ones whose work is not up to a good standard. Ask the prospective editor to give you a sample of their work. If they really care about their work then they should demonstrate they are able to perform to your expectation. Why waste money on editors who aren't going to deliver?
Secondly, write for yourself first, don't fall into the trap of writing in a genre just because it is popular and will sell. If your heart isn't in it, it will reflect in your writing. If you write the book you want to read, your passion and belief in yourself will shine through. If people buy your work, it will be a bonus; if they like it, its another bonus. Above all write what you do best.
Secondly, write for yourself first, don't fall into the trap of writing in a genre just because it is popular and will sell. If your heart isn't in it, it will reflect in your writing. If you write the book you want to read, your passion and belief in yourself will shine through. If people buy your work, it will be a bonus; if they like it, its another bonus. Above all write what you do best.
Paula Lofting
I get to go places that I would never get to go in real life; I can do what I like to my characters, torture them, give them amazing adventures, terrorise them with battles and conflicts and make them villains or heroes. what other job lets you do that?
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