1) What got you started on writing?
Honestly, Facebook RP… I
had never written anything except papers in school, which I always hated. After
a couple of months of talking to some of the RPers, I was persuaded by a couple
of dear friends to JUST DO IT. So, I created a character. And the rest, as they
say, is history. I found out I could write, I was decent at it, and it was a
much needed escape from my crazy busy real life as a mom and wife.
2) Are your non-writing friends and family supportive? Or do you get the
"author/writer...yea... okay..." response?
My husband and teenage son are very
supportive. My son loves to write and wants to write a story with me. But he
did specify our book could not be “gross.” In other words no sex. I don’t think
my husband realized just how long it took to write even 1,000 words. But he bears
with me and reads them over and over again. He my first beta with every story I
write. I haven’t really outed myself to rest of my family about writing yet.
Still scared of what they might say. But the friends that know I write are very
supportive.
3) Why did you choose your particular story for the Fairy
Tale Blog?
Cinderella was always my favorite childhood fairy tale. The Disney
version, of course. The idea of a fairy godmother, beautiful carriage, Prince
hunting the right girl down to fit her with the glass slipper…a true fairy tale
in my eyes. As an adult, I know for a fact, the right shoes can change your
life. ;)
4) Why you took it in the direction you did?
One area I need
to work on in my writing is plotting and planning…so why am I taking Cinderella
in the direction I am, I can’t answer because I’m not sure. I have an idea but
not sure how to get there yet. I want a balanced mixture of fantasy and real
life. Present time and past. I love current pop culture but I want ball gowns
and castles and dukes and earls and princesses and princes. Hopefully, I can
mesh it all together and make it a great story.
5) What elements are you going to keep the same as the
classic version and why?
Oh, most definitely there will be a fairy godmother,
of sorts…The step-sisters and step-monster will be wicked to the core. Elle
will be their whipping post. And there will be indeed be a “slipper” although
I’m not sure if it’ll be glass. There are also aspects from the Brothers Grimm
version of the story I will be keeping. Because you can’t have a twisted tale
without a little twisted and gory Grimm, IMO.
6) Do you prefer to write in silence or with the TV going or
with music?
Well, usually the TV’s on in the background because I write curled
up in my recliner or at the kitchen table. But I prefer a quiet house with just
music.
7) What is your dream writing space?
A room with just my
computer & desk completely stocked with everything I need all the time. A
coffee maker that knows when my cup is low and refills it. One whole wall to be
a window and the scene outside changes with my mood. Bright and sunny if I’m
writing a happy romance. Dark and rainy if it’s a depressing scene and thunder
storm if I’m killing someone off.
8) What do you do to put yourself in the mood for writing
graphic scenes like sex, violence or debauchery?
Music is always a great
mood-setter for any scene I need to write.
9) If your life was a novel, what would the title be and who
would write it?
I would love for Sandra Brown or Jaycee Clark to write it. That
I know for sure. They write crazy, evil villains and great heroes and heroines.
But the title, I have no clue.
10) Who helps you through this crazy journey of writing?
Along with my husband, my friends. Everyone on the Twisted Tales blog. I have
written with Jacy and Phoebe since I started writing a couple years ago. They
are a constant encouragement to me.
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