Deborah O'Toole
Deborah O'Toole posted an updateabout 2 years ago
about 2 years ago
SMOKY INSPIRATION When I reach a frustrating impasse with "In the Shadow of the King," I go outside to sit on the back steps and have a cigarette. I know it's unhealthy, but my head clears and then fills with ideas for the next scene 99.9% of the time, thereby allowing me to resume my writing pace. This weirdness occurs three of four times a day, even if it's raining or snowing outside.   I think it's because of the sheer size of the book and all of the intricate details I have to track, otherwise I could blow through it at a faster rate.   Pure fiction is much easier to write as opposed to peppering the text with real facts from history. https://irisheyes.deborahotoole.com/020423.htm

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