Ask the Author: Barbara Monier
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Barbara Monier
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Barbara Monier
As much as I tell myself (all through the writing of four novels to date) that I will do it differently the next time-- that I will plan, and outline, and plot -- I think I need to accept that my process just doesn't work that way. I'm hard at work on a fifth novel, and we're in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. The timeline of the book follows events in the protagonist's life that occur over the course of the pandemic and bring elements of her past into her present against a background of ever-shifting perspective.
Barbara Monier
THE ROCKY ORCHARD has a great "origin story." The spark for any particular work of fiction can come from a story, a single event, a character -- anything that compels the author. This novel originated from a place, which is a bit unusual. I was recovering from surgery at the time, and the idea of a place where someone could go and be totally free from the constraints of their regular, daily life. I knew that I wanted to tell the story of this place, and about what happened there.
Barbara Monier
This is an easy one, because I have only one favorite thing about writing; my list of un-favorite things is extremely long. My writing springs from a need to “get it right” – to look at a situation, story, character, etc., and feel like I have really nailed it. I have said what I wanted to say, and said it well. Often things turn out very differently than I might have originally thought, but that feeling can still just zing through you, and it’s a thrill. Those are the times that I lay my head down on my pillow at night and feel like I have done well. I have lived a good day.
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