White stuff, swirling or falling. Meh. Big whoop. #interview with @AuthorLeeFreench
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We're pleased to introduce
Lee French
Author of
Dragons In Pieces
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Lightening Round
MacGyver or Sherlock Holmes?
MacGuyver - 80s child!
French toast, pancakes, or waffles?
Am I making breakfast? Of course I am. Pancakes.
Flowers or chocolate?
Flower shaped chocolates
MacGuyver - 80s child!
French toast, pancakes, or waffles?
Am I making breakfast? Of course I am. Pancakes.
Flowers or chocolate?
Flower shaped chocolates
Serious Round
Do you plan or pants it?
At this point, with six books behind me, I've become more of a planner than I expected to. My last few books, Harbinger and Damsel In Distress, came from fairly detailed outlines, and it worked better for me than I thought it would. I don't particularly *enjoy* planning it ahead of time, but you gotta go with what makes the best first draft and the most fun writing experience. If that means a little planning pain, then there ya go. So say we all.
What non-writing-related thing have you done or learned that shows up in your work?
I really enjoy baking, and it's possible that my writing includes a lot more descriptions of delicious food - especially desserts - than is strictly 'normal'. On my blog, I started a serial about a baker. She's just an ordinary non-magical baker in a fantasy world, and she has fairly ordinary trials and travails. Just like any other woman in a man's world, baking delicious pastries.
At this point, with six books behind me, I've become more of a planner than I expected to. My last few books, Harbinger and Damsel In Distress, came from fairly detailed outlines, and it worked better for me than I thought it would. I don't particularly *enjoy* planning it ahead of time, but you gotta go with what makes the best first draft and the most fun writing experience. If that means a little planning pain, then there ya go. So say we all.
What non-writing-related thing have you done or learned that shows up in your work?
I really enjoy baking, and it's possible that my writing includes a lot more descriptions of delicious food - especially desserts - than is strictly 'normal'. On my blog, I started a serial about a baker. She's just an ordinary non-magical baker in a fantasy world, and she has fairly ordinary trials and travails. Just like any other woman in a man's world, baking delicious pastries.
Wacky Question
Would you rather write during a snowstorm or a thunderstorm?
A blizzard! Thunderstorms are too distracting. When there's thunder, I want to sit and watch out the window for lightning strikes. And people expect you to go out in them anyway. No one goes out in a snowstorm unless they really have to. Once you've watched snow fall for a few years, it's just not that interesting anymore. White stuff, swirling or falling. Meh. Big whoop. After the snow is a different matter entirely, and you get a much more awesome world to tromp around in when it's covered with snow.
A blizzard! Thunderstorms are too distracting. When there's thunder, I want to sit and watch out the window for lightning strikes. And people expect you to go out in them anyway. No one goes out in a snowstorm unless they really have to. Once you've watched snow fall for a few years, it's just not that interesting anymore. White stuff, swirling or falling. Meh. Big whoop. After the snow is a different matter entirely, and you get a much more awesome world to tromp around in when it's covered with snow.
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