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Kristen Heitzmann I would love to!
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So this is a very selfish question but will you be writing another book in the Redford series? The books and characters are amazing and the stories so unique. If not, I will mourn accordingly. Thank you for your great story telling!
Kristen Heitzmann Hi Ashlynn. Sorry for just seeing this now :( Yes a third is coming but not for some while. I really enjoy those characters too and now you have me wanting to drop the other projects and do it.
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Hi! I just found your books last year and have been on a marathon reading them all. You are gifted. I'm reading The Redford Series now and can't find book 3 for kindle. Will it be released for kindle? Thanks for sharing your gift!
Kristen Heitzmann Thanks s much for that encouragement! Book 3 is in the works and will be on kindle but it is not released yet.
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Hi Kristen Can you tell me what you do when reach a point in writing where you run into a roadblock and can't figure out what to write next or how a scenario should proceeds? I'm trying to write my first fictional book. I believe I have a great story I'm just stumped. Thanks Tom Heitzman
Kristen Heitzmann Well, I find getting outside, hiking, music, and running water can all get the creative juices flowing. Otherwise, just write something. it doesn't have to be the right thing, just move the story forward somehow. You can always rewrite and that's a different mental process. Also research is a great plot stimulator.
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People have told me that I need to get to know my characters like the back of my hand. I need to talk like them, think like them, act like them. They also recommend taking the Briggs personality test for each of the characters. Do you think all this is necessary? Thank you!
Kristen Heitzmann Sorry I just saw this question. I think using Myers Briggs or anything like it creates cardboard characters. I can always tell when an author has done it because the character now fits a mold. For me the best way to create fresh characters is to let them react to each scene as it unfolds. I get to know them as the reader does, no preconceived traits. I don't talk, think, or act like them, but I totally hear them, see them, and feel them.
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At the end of Told You Twice there is a mention of an upcoming novella, Twice Take Two. I can't find any mention of it here on Goodreads, on Amazon, or on your website. Is it coming? I must know more about these amazing characters!
Kristen Heitzmann It's in the works. Thanks for encouraging me to keep at it!!!
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Kristen Heitzmann I promise it gets better. <3 and the journey through grief is so worth it
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Hi. Please can you tell me when kindle release of Told You Twice will be available? Thanks Linda
Kristen Heitzmann It's out now. Thanks for asking. :)
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What process to you use to develop your characters?
Kristen Heitzmann I use absolutely no process at all. They appear on the page and start saying and doing things. I get to know them, just like you, by how other characters see them, by thoughts they have and things they reveal as the story progresses. It is wholly organic, springing fresh from the moment in the story, and I'm often blindsided by their backstory etc. Once I know something, I'll go back and thread that in like texture and highlights in a painting before moving the story onward. Too much planning can trap an author in what and how she decided her character would be. I can't imagine limiting mine. It's way too much fun to discover them.
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