C.J. Heath
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Lorena Cassady:
Do you let your character's nature dictate the story or does the story shape the character?
Lorena Cassady
I definitely write character-driven work. However in "Her Perilous Journey" the heroine was definitely affected and influenced by the tragic events of the 60s, the crazy characters she met, the sexual mores of the time. But she was by no means a blank slate in her encounters with these things. It's all about an intense interaction of the protagonist with her environment. And by intense, I include satire and humor, of course!
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Theresa
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Lorena Cassady:
Hi Lorena, What made you decide to write a style of memoir over fiction?
Sheila Swift
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Lorena Cassady:
I agree with your opinion on "magical realism." My book would definitely fall into that category and I am struggling to make it fit nicely into a single genre. It is a memoir, but I tell it from a third person perspective with journal entries to give it texture. Should I experiment with different genres in Amazon to see which generates more interest?
Cathy Sylvia
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Lorena Cassady:
Hi Lorena, This is Cathy Cassady, eldest child of Neal Cassady and Carolyn Cassady. I volunteered at the fabulous writers' conference in San Miguel de Allende this year (2017). That was a transformative experience for me! Besides being a struggling writer myself, my dad died there, so it was significant on many levels. I have two queries: Have you attended that conference? Could we be related? Hope so! Thx.
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