Teshelle: Experiences! The more of the world I taste and see, the more my perspective shifts and the better writer I become.ĭay: As a writer, what would you choose as your mascot/avatar/spirit animal? Write the darn stories.ĭay: What was the best money you ever spent as a writer? So I need to deliver!ĭay: If you could tell your younger writing self anything, what would it be? I think my readers expect (or demand at this point) for me to write something unique and original. Teshelle: I think a good writer does both. So it’s gotta be some sort of fantasy for me!ĭay: Do you try more to be original or to deliver to readers what they want? I really enjoy politics, world-building, delicious character development, and a juicy love interest that bends all the rules. Teshelle: I have a little brain-hack ritual for snapping my attention back to my work whenever I get distracted (which is often).ĭay: What is your favorite genre to read, and why? The rest…is intuition and improv.ĭay: What is your most unusual writing quirk? And I usually outline my last few chapters or episodes to make sure I “land the plane” okay. I have a basic plan that I feel fine with changing if need be. Teshelle: I’m largely a pantser, but I could call myself a hybrid. Teshelle: A long barefoot walk followed by a solo shower so I can play out some new scenes in my head!

I would write one HECK of a story.ĭay: Picture this: You feel uninspired while you have sat at the computer for an hour without conquering any words. The Northern Lights and the ice cracking on the frozen lakes while the foxes cry out in the darkness. The extreme seasons and the Midnight Sun. Teshelle: Oh, hands down, I would go to Northern Sweden.

Day: If you had the opportunity to live anywhere in the world for a year while writing a book that took place in that same setting, where would you choose?

Secrets by Richard P. Denney