Ask the Author: Brynette L. Turner
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Brynette L. Turner
I don't write horror stories.
Brynette L. Turner
I would go to Narnia and observe all the different challenges people face to make them stronger. It's in our struggles that we learn to be better people, find the strength to persevere, and gain the courage to embrace love and happiness.
Brynette L. Turner
I am going to be working on a historical romance, so most of what I will be reading will be research material. The Underground Railroad, Life Beyond Measure, Negro Migration During the War, and Negro Tales are on the list.
For pleasure, I plan to read the House of Bejeweled series, Inner City Blues, and a few erotica books.
For pleasure, I plan to read the House of Bejeweled series, Inner City Blues, and a few erotica books.
Brynette L. Turner
Great question! When I was 17 years old, my parents banished my boyfriend who had plans for a life with me. I found him 10 years later and we have remained friends. We've occasionally wondered how our lives would have turned out if he hadn't already gotten married or if he had known certain things were happening in my family after he was forbidden to come around. Hmm I might need to write that story some day.
Brynette L. Turner
My favorite fictional couple is Monica and Patrick from Monica's Healing. Monica is insecure, abrasive, and overly-sensitive. She's very hard to get along with and not easy to like at first, but once you understand her demons and her fears you understand that Patrick's strength and persistence is exactly what she needs. I absolutely love Patrick because he doesn't let Monica's brash outer persona stop him from seeing her inner beauty. He trusts the fact that he fell in love with her and believes that his tenderness and loyalty can bring her out of her shell and into a full life of happiness with him. He's also damaged but never deterred, so we see amazing strength mingled with vulnerability that are the basis of why he understands Monica so well.
For me, this couple represents all of us who face real life obstacles that have beat us down and shaped us in ways that we now have to overcome. This couple is the example of hoping for the light at the end of the tunnel and finding that not only is it bright, but there is someone waiting to walk in the sunshine with you. I'm a hopeless romantic, so having two people that find love underneath messiness and fight to bring it to the surface seemed like the perfect love story.
For me, this couple represents all of us who face real life obstacles that have beat us down and shaped us in ways that we now have to overcome. This couple is the example of hoping for the light at the end of the tunnel and finding that not only is it bright, but there is someone waiting to walk in the sunshine with you. I'm a hopeless romantic, so having two people that find love underneath messiness and fight to bring it to the surface seemed like the perfect love story.
Brynette L. Turner
I take a break and read someone else's work while my mind is processing my own dilemma beneath the surface. If that doesn't work, I try to listen to the music that inspired me or talk out the plot with people who are close to me and who might understand where I was trying to go with the story line.
Brynette L. Turner
The best thing is being able to share what's in my head and knowing that the voices are talking to more than just me.
Brynette L. Turner
Get the plot settled in your head before you start writing, but be willing to toss it out the window as the characters develop personalities that take them in directions different from what you intended. Sometimes your instincts have to lead you. Whenever I get writer's block, it's because there is a degree of inconsistency between where I thought I was going and how the story is unfolding.
Brynette L. Turner
My current project is a romantic suspense with a paranormal twist. I call it that because my main female character experiences deja vu and has predictive dreams that tie her to the man she falls in love with. His world is dangerous, and her "gifts" draw her into it in a way that neither of them could predict.
Brynette L. Turner
Sometimes, I'm inspired by music; but mostly, I'm inspired by conversations with the people who play important roles in my life. I like to put characters to these people's fears, experiences, and triumphs. Writing good stories require the plots and themes to be relatable, so using my family/friends helps me to believe other people will want to read my stories.
Brynette L. Turner
I wrote Time for Tenderness and released its sequel, Monica's Healing, on the same day. They are both inspired by family dynamics I've witnessed over many years. We all know that person who seems to be strong but is actually very damaged beneath the surface. Both of these books are about such women and the men who are determined to love them. I am eternal optimist when it comes to romance.
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