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Ask the Author: D.G. Driver
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D.G. Driver
I'd like to visit the World of Wisdom from The Phantom Tollbooth, mostly because I always thought the words in Dictionopolis sounded delicious, and I really want to see Chroma the Great orchestrate the colors of the world. It was a favorite book of mine as a kid, and I think it was the first fantasy novel I read.
D.G. Driver
I've got a long TBR list to get through, but as usual books by Fire and Ice authors or local authors always fly to the top of the list. I'm looking forward to Barn Shadows by Laura Wolfe and Ashes and Sparks by Mary Victoria Johnson. I'm also planning to finally read The Lies About Truth by Courtney Stevens.
D.G. Driver
I really enjoyed my life as a high schooler, and I have vivid memories from 12-18. I find that I'm constantly thinking of story ideas that fit into that age realm because of it. I rarely think of stories for very young children or adults. I also have daughters, and I'm able to tap into their experiences a bit when I write too. Two of them are in their young twenties now, but my youngest is still in high school. I think I'm going to attempt an adult novel next (mc's age at about 25), so we'll see how it goes. Thanks for asking.
D.G. Driver
Well, I kind of answered this question about Passing Notes for Rae Ann up above, so I'll direct this question to last year's release, Cry of the Sea. The original premise for that novel started back in 1999 when the 10-year anniversary of the Exxon-Valdez oil spill was all over the news. I began imagining what it would be like if a mermaid got caught up in an oil spill. I wrote an original draft of the novel in 2000, but the version that is published is a complete revision that I started in 2011.
D.G. Driver
I wrote as a hobby as a kid, not really intending to be a writer when I grew up. I had planned on being an actress, and I was for a while. I dabbled on a novel throughout college and had a play I wrote produced at my former high school. It wasn't until a friend hired me to write a play for his children's theater company that I began to think that I could really be a writer. The following year (1995) I sold my first two pieces to magazines, and I've been writing ever since.
D.G. Driver
I'm working on a sequel to Cry of the Sea. It is tentatively titled Whisper of the Woods (thanks to Kathleen Young for the title suggestion). In keeping with the environmental theme of Cry of the Sea, Juniper isn't facing off with an oil company this time but instead is fighting a lumber company that wants to chop down some Old Growth Red Cedar trees. Only, these aren't trees, at least one of them seems to possess some ancient magic. That's about all I can say about it right now.
D.G. Driver
Don't be in a hurry. I know you're excited about finishing that story or novel, but it's not ready to submit yet. You're going to need to take some time to clean it up for mistakes and probably revise large sections before it's ready to submit. Get help if spelling and grammar aren't your thing.
Also, if spelling and grammar aren't your thing: take some classes and learn. You can't be a hockey player if you can't ice skate, right? Why should you think you should be a writer if you don't know basic spelling and grammar?
Also, if spelling and grammar aren't your thing: take some classes and learn. You can't be a hockey player if you can't ice skate, right? Why should you think you should be a writer if you don't know basic spelling and grammar?
D.G. Driver
I was a Theater Arts major in college, and throughout my teens and twenties acting was my primary creative pursuit. I still do community theater musical to this day for fun. I love it! But what I love about writing is that I get to play all the parts - the good guys and the villains, the boys and the girls. It's really fun for me. Also, since I mostly write in first person, I'm always the lead!
D.G. Driver
I don't get writer's block often. Usually my problem is not enough time to write. The book I'm writing now, the sequel to Cry of the Seas has given me some trouble, because I keep straying away from my outline. I think it's getting better than the original idea, but it's been a tough go. Sometimes, to clear my mind I'll work on another project or shuffle around in the internet for a bit until I get inspired again.
D.G. Driver
Thanks for asking, Rae Ann. I first got the idea for Passing Notes about 3 years ago when I learned that they were going to be taking cursive out of the elementary school curriculum. It really bothered me. I know that cursive isn't the most important skill, but I think there are real benefits to learning how to do it. Mostly, if you can't write in cursive, how could you read it? There are probably thousands of wonderful diaries and boxes of letters in the attics of grandparents that could tell the story of America, but no one will be able to read them. This makes me sad. Around the same time as learning that, I also had two stepdaughters in relationships. One was in a relationship with a guy in the navy, and they only communicated through texts and emails. The other was in high school, and she and her boyfriend only communicated through texts. They never even talked on the phone. I wasn't terribly surprised when neither of those relationships lasted. What had happened to love letters? Thus, Passing Notes was born.
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