Karen Maitland
Don't write about what you know. Write what you really want to know.
If you're fascinated by a character or place or time, and are excited to find out about it, then you'll pass on that excitement and fascination to the reader. It's like being newly in love or making a new discovery. It will make you bubble over with enthusiasm and you will want to share it with everyone. That sense of excitement will also keep you going through the sticky patches when you are writing and there will always be some.
If you're fascinated by a character or place or time, and are excited to find out about it, then you'll pass on that excitement and fascination to the reader. It's like being newly in love or making a new discovery. It will make you bubble over with enthusiasm and you will want to share it with everyone. That sense of excitement will also keep you going through the sticky patches when you are writing and there will always be some.
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Hi! "The Owl killers" are currently unavailable in all bookstores here in Sweden and on one site it says it's because they stopped printing it due to the coronavirus. Is it true, and if so, when will it be available again? It is the only book I don't have and it's so frustrating!
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