Ask the Author: E.V. Fairfall
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E.V. Fairfall
That depends. Most things are inspired by my personal experiences. However, they are random and only spark an idea that often goes in a completely different direction. We talked about the inspiration for Sleeping Tom here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcrcE...
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E.V. Fairfall
I’m currently rereading Waking Gabriel before it is released July 15th! Yay! But after that I’ll be writing the final book in the Sleeping Tom Series.
E.V. Fairfall
My newest book is Sleeping Tom, a YA Romance about a girl who falls in love with a boy with two personalities—a two-person love triangle. lol.
Then I have Transformed, a YA Paranormal Romance about Mother Earth, who for the first time adopts a human form to teach a hunter compassion...all while trying to understand her growing feelings towards him. Oh the tension!!!
I’m currently working on a contemporary romance and the sequel to Sleeping Tom. Yes, two different books simultaneously.
And then, like every writer, I have books on my desktop that will never see the light of day :P
Thanks for asking about my books, Ashley.
Then I have Transformed, a YA Paranormal Romance about Mother Earth, who for the first time adopts a human form to teach a hunter compassion...all while trying to understand her growing feelings towards him. Oh the tension!!!
I’m currently working on a contemporary romance and the sequel to Sleeping Tom. Yes, two different books simultaneously.
And then, like every writer, I have books on my desktop that will never see the light of day :P
Thanks for asking about my books, Ashley.
E.V. Fairfall
Writers block has plagued me all week, so I might as well try to explain my methods around it while it’s fresh in my mind. With nightly word count goals it can be hard to stay motivated when a scene isn’t flowing. Some promising ways to work around them are:
1. Start a new chapter and leave the chapter or scene you’re working on behind for now.
2. Work backwards. Get your blood pumping by skipping to the last chapter.
3. Write the synopsis. You’ll need it at some point anyway and it can re-solidify your plot and maybe give you a new perspective.
4. Try to identify what is keeping you from writing the scene. Is it dialogue? Transitions? Pick up a favorite book and search for the solutions that others writers use or read a few pages. Sometimes it will help you get back into the flow of writing.
5. Explore your characters. Write down everything about them. Their favorite color. Hobbies, favorite childhood memories. The better you know them, the easier it will be to write them. Plus it is fun!
This week, I was stubborn and I tried to power through a chapter that just wouldn’t go. I knew where I wanted the chapter to begin and end but the characters seemed unyielding and stubborn. Finally... after two nights of a few hundred forced words, I skipped to the next chapter. It was a breath of fresh air.
I hope these methods work for you as well as they do for me.
1. Start a new chapter and leave the chapter or scene you’re working on behind for now.
2. Work backwards. Get your blood pumping by skipping to the last chapter.
3. Write the synopsis. You’ll need it at some point anyway and it can re-solidify your plot and maybe give you a new perspective.
4. Try to identify what is keeping you from writing the scene. Is it dialogue? Transitions? Pick up a favorite book and search for the solutions that others writers use or read a few pages. Sometimes it will help you get back into the flow of writing.
5. Explore your characters. Write down everything about them. Their favorite color. Hobbies, favorite childhood memories. The better you know them, the easier it will be to write them. Plus it is fun!
This week, I was stubborn and I tried to power through a chapter that just wouldn’t go. I knew where I wanted the chapter to begin and end but the characters seemed unyielding and stubborn. Finally... after two nights of a few hundred forced words, I skipped to the next chapter. It was a breath of fresh air.
I hope these methods work for you as well as they do for me.
E.V. Fairfall
Thanks so much for asking Jackie. I’m glad you’re excited to read more. I’m working on "Waking Gabriel" as we speak! I’ll send out updates via my mailing list. If you haven’t already, you can sign up for it here: http://fairfall.us8.list-manage.com/s...
E.V. Fairfall
I always felt stories inside of me, I’d lay down and try to fall asleep while beautiful things drifted through my head. They sounded so seamless and when I actually got up to write them down I couldn’t grasp onto the words. A cruel trick. ;P So I started focusing more on the tales and little by little through poems and short stories, I wrote them down.
My fascination with YA came by accident, however I’ve stayed with it because the characters are in a stage of discovery. Adults have had their first love, their first major failure or heart break. YA characters are the newborns of emotion. I get a kick out of exploring new experiences with my characters and the characters I read about.
My fascination with YA came by accident, however I’ve stayed with it because the characters are in a stage of discovery. Adults have had their first love, their first major failure or heart break. YA characters are the newborns of emotion. I get a kick out of exploring new experiences with my characters and the characters I read about.
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