Ask the Author: C.L. Clark
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C.L. Clark
Yes, I am. Right here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tales-...
(in case that doesn't work, I'm listed as "Tales to Tell")
(in case that doesn't work, I'm listed as "Tales to Tell")
C.L. Clark
My most recent completed book came from my sitting down at my computer one evening when I was frustrated about something and needed to channel my annoyance out of me and onto paper. Alex, my psychotic antagonist was born. I hadn't intended at the time to make a book out of basically the scene where he flipped out in his kitchen, but another scene popped into my head and before I knew it other characters showed up to the party and had something to say, so I let them. I'm not an outline kind of writer. I see a movie going off in my head and feel compelled to share it with others, so that's what I write.
C.L. Clark
Life inspires me - or rather the flip side to it. I consider myself a native to the Twilight Zone and tend to see things through "what if" glasses. So, every day normal things have a tendency to spark that part of my brain and before I know it I have to write about it. I have written all sorts of things, but my heart has always been for the short story where I can tell a slice of someone's life or a situation that happened on a strange day. I also like taking people's fears and turning those into stories. Whether I'm writing something short or something longer, you can bet it will be twisted and off kilter.
C.L. Clark
I am currently working on three very different novels. The main one that I am focusing on is a mystery/suspense with a humorous flair written in the first person. My heroine is pretty spunky and I like how she sees things. This one is a little outside the norm (as most things I think and write about) in that her cat is an integral part of the story, but not in the way most books with animals come across.
C.L. Clark
Usually I remove myself from my desk altogether and do something else. A walk is usually good and oddly enough a shower helps me. Sometimes I'll get cozy and comfy and either read whatever book I'm into at the moment or pull up an old favorite - at least that way I'm enjoying myself and not kicking myself in the head.
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