Ask the Author: Loren Rhoads
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Loren Rhoads
I was sitting in the breakfast nook and looking into the dining room when books starting cascading off the bookshelf one at a time, landing in a stack on the floor. It was the strangest thing I had ever seen at that point.
Loren Rhoads
Having an excuse to be curious about everything. Being a writer gives you unlimited license to ask every question that puzzles you, because you never know what is going to inspire a story.
Loren Rhoads
Thanks for asking! I didn't intend to write with Brian. I was writing a short story called "The Angel's Lair." It was meant as a stand-alone story from Lorelei's point of view. Every day, I sent the scene I'd completed to Brian, as a way to keep me plowing ahead with the story. As soon as I wrote "the end," he surprised me by diving in and continuing the story. By the time he'd finished chapters 2 & 3, I couldn't wait to pick up the thread again. It was really fun switching back and forth like that.
Loren Rhoads
I carry a notebook in my purse and jot things down every spare moment: on the bus, waiting to pick my kid up from summer camp, at the dentist, every chance I get. I write down snatches of conversation I've overheard, stuff I've seen walking around, lists, thoughts on what I've been reading. For me, the trick is to just keep the words moving through. Then, when I need to focus on a project, I don't have to worry about priming the pump. I just let 'er rip.
Loren Rhoads
I started writing As Above, So Below because my soon-to-be cowriter Brian Thomas was showing me around Los Angeles -- and he had a thing for Coop's devil girl stickers. I only meant to write a short story, but Brian jumped in with a second -- then a third -- chapter and the whole thing snowballed from there.
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