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20-25 for the ask game! 💕

Thank you, for asking! ^_^

20 - Do you write in long sit-down sessions or in little spurts?

Long, involved sit-down sessions are the way to go. Once I settle down to write for awhile, I plan to be there awhile lol Although I find I will do little spurts when the words just aren't coming . . .

I've been trying to discipline my writer-self by writing every day; the problem being that not all days are the same. And when it's just not happening, I don't force myself.

21 - What do you think when you read over your older work?

That I've grown both as a writer, and a storyteller. But a lot of my older works are not as bad as I remember them . . . I'm sometimes surprised when going through my old works.

22 - Are there any subjects that make you uncomfortable to write?

I already avoid what I don't want to write; though there are things I've written before, and am even writing now, where the 'uncomfortable' stems more from anticipating how a reader will interpret a thing . . . and not necessarily the thing itself . . .

23 - Any obscure life experiences that you feel have helped your writing?

Obscure? No.

But I find that as much as I appreciate reviews and the interest shown in my stories . . . that I recognize my silent readers in a way people don't often bring up.

It's the escapism of fiction - something that fed the soul, when I was growing up, that I didn't recognize until years later thinking back on it.

I love that people read my work.

I see my stats. I know they're there . . . and I'm glad to have them. Because I understand.

24 - Have you ever become an expert on something you previously knew nothing about, in order to better a scene or a story?

Maybe not expert but omfg the rabbit holes I've fallen into when researching.

Did you know that when Ponce de León supposedly found the fabled fountain of eternal youth . . . he wrote in his journals that the water had the consistency of oil, and smelled of violets?

. . . research is fun lol

25 - Copy/paste a few sentences or a short paragraph that you’re particularly proud of.

I'm sure. As noncommittal a response as one might expect, when expected to make conversation with a stranger. Mr. Montclair made no effort to carry the conversation, to pick it when I fell silent, and I recognized that this was a deliberate decision.

A subtle but effective manipulation; trusting in the innate need to fill a prolonged silence to keep people talking and, inevitably, to have them start talking about themselves. - Chapter 2 - First Dance Kiss from a Rose (fd A Discovery of Witches)

#thank you for asking! ^_^#jewishbarbies