Ed asked Abigail Roux:

Hi Abi, I want to start off by saying I absolutely loved The Cut & Run series! And here is my question: what gets you in the mood or zone to write? Is there a ritual or certain task you have to do before typing away?

Abigail Roux I have to have peace before I can really be productive. If there's a lot going on around me I can't even begin, which is why I do most of my writing at night after my daughter goes to sleep. Airports, coffee shops, my living room at the height of the day; none of those places is conducive to creativity for me. Even if I have an hour or so that I know will be perfect, if I have somewhere to be, I won't even be able to get started. Just the threat of impending interruption knocks me right out of the saddle. But I can't have complete quiet, either, because it tends to unnerve me. That includes solitude and having no one to talk to! I find myself doing stuff to try to fill the emptiness, which is just as unproductive as having too much going on!

So a nice, happy in-between, with the cat purring nearby, with iTunes playing softly, with the world outside dark and calm, with people to talk with just a click or text message away, but not actually making sound or moving around me. That's about as much ritual as I ask for when I'm trying to write.

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Have you ever been tempted to write a scene with Zane drinking with Sidewinder and actually have it be a fun experience? I've always pictured what that would be like even though it isn't possible for him.

Samantha asked Abigail Roux:

Hi Abigail! I know you are probably tired of hearing this, but I love Ty and Zane. Cut and Run is one of my go-to books. One thing I really like is that Zane is older and so is Ty to some extent. Will any of the books you are planning continue to have "mature" (chronologically) heroes?

A Goodreads user asked Abigail Roux:

I love your writing so much! Ty and Zane are one of my favourite book couples of all time and I was wondering if you have a favourite book couple/s?

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Hi Abi, I want to start off by saying I absolutely loved The Cut & Run series! And here is my question: what gets you in the mood or zone to write? Is there a ritual or certain task you have to do before typing away?

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Have you ever been tempted to write a scene with Zane drinking with Sidewinder and actually have it be a fun experience? I've always pictured what that would be like even though it isn't possible for him.

Hi Abigail! I know you are probably tired of hearing this, but I love Ty and Zane. Cut and Run is one of my go-to books. One thing I really like is that Zane is older and so is Ty to some extent. Will any of the books you are planning continue to have "mature" (chronologically) heroes?

I love your writing so much! Ty and Zane are one of my favourite book couples of all time and I was wondering if you have a favourite book couple/s?

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