Jane
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Erica Spindler:
Hi Erica! How do you prepare to write your books? Do you have a set schedule?
Erica Spindler
Hi Jane! Thanks for your question. The first thing is always the spark of an idea that really calls to me. Once I have that, I get a legal tablet and start brainstorming--characters, plot points, everything. The good stuff sticks by coming up again and again, and the bad just disappears. Lately, I've become enamored with the screenwriting book SAVE THE CAT. He advocates a note card system that really works for me. I highly recommend it! Once I know enough about the characters and story, I open up a document and begin writing. Again, thanks for your question! Erica
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Madelyn Farrell
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Erica Spindler:
I like your earlier work like Bone Cold and Shocking Pink. Do you think you will get back to those? They just seemed so much scarier than what you have been writing lately. Also, do you think you would ever do a series of books with a main character? I love you books so much. Madelyn Farrell Mann
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