Ask the Author: Kaley Craig
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Kaley Craig
Maggie & Will of my Jackson Sugar novels, of course. Will & Maggie are a compelling, interesting couple for many reasons, but the chief among these may be that while time, distance, and circumstance certainly changed them -for how could it not - it never changed their love for one another.
Kaley Craig
Wanted Dead, which is the second book in the Jackson Sugar series.
Kaley Craig
Quiet inspires me. I admire writers who can write anywhere, but I'm not one of them. I need to be able to "hear" my characters speak nd observe their actions, and that's easier (for me) to do in complete silence.
Kaley Craig
Maggie, the protagonist, has been in my head for years. She is a child of the 1960's, a time of immense social change, and unprecedented opportunities for girls/women. Her mother did not want her to avail herself of any of these new opportunities, and in fact, was fixated on the idea that her daughter's virtue (virginity) and reputation were the only things of importance. (Add to this her mothers mental/emotional instability and a propensity towards violence)
Overcoming these circumstances, and others, and becoming a modern, accomplished woman despite all the obstacles (and as this is a melodrama the obstacles are HUGE) was the idea I wished to write about.
Overcoming these circumstances, and others, and becoming a modern, accomplished woman despite all the obstacles (and as this is a melodrama the obstacles are HUGE) was the idea I wished to write about.
Kaley Craig
Write what you know, or research it to the point of mastery. Avoid too many cliches - one can't avoid them all. Strive for a different viewpoint. Tell an old story a new way.
Kaley Craig
Having my loved ones bring me coffee and snacks - and occasionally full meals - at my desk. Working in my PJ's with no makeup. Exploring the depths of my imagination. Doing research into one thing and discovering another. The list is endless.
Kaley Craig
Ignore it. Write anyway - write something crazy or inappropriate or in a different language or genre - but keep writing.
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