I have a series in preparation, with the working title Dynasty. It is a family saga/romance that could possibly be ten books or more. I am planning to release the first in 2023, the title is In Love & War and is a historical romance set at the beginning of World War I.
Yes. When I was young, I worked in weekly repertory theatre. I was what was called an acting DSM. In other words, a deputy stage manager (dog's body) who occasionally got to perform on stage. I've used my experience as the background for the next book due out in September (Love Me). And while most of it is fiction, there is one small truth. The opening act of the first play of the season is set in a garden and the ASM in my story gets plants from the municipal gardens, so beautiful that the set gets a standing ovation. That did happen in reality. And I am proud to this day that I persuaded the council to give us plants for our garden scene and they were so generous, that it was stunning and should have been in the Chelsea Flower Show.
Any writer who says they haven't had writer's block is fooling themselves. Everyone gets it. Sometimes it's a problem with the work itself, and sometimes it's a problem with the writer, maybe tiredness or waning confidence. I frequently look at my work in progress and recoil in horror. But the cure is to keep writing ... anything, just keep going. I'll change the character's point of view. I've found that can help. Or I'll give the character a fresh challenge. Maybe even bring in someone new. Perseverance in the answer.
It's so long ago, I can't remember. I've been a weaver of tales since I was very small. I was an only child with a somewhat reclusive mother, so my social life was restricted and I had to fall back on my own imagination for amusement. It was sometimes very Gothic, though obviously, I did not know that at the time.
