Coffeeshop Author Talk Magazine September 2013 | Page 18

BK: Looking out the nearest window, describe the scene you see. Black storm clouds, a flash of lightning, and rain pelting the window pane. BK: Tell us about your office. Is it a mess like mine, or is everything in its place? My office is very mobile. Right now I am writing from a Quality Inn motel room while I visit my husband. He is a pipeline inspector. BK: What is a must-have, such as coffee or a favorite pen, that you need to write? I must have my laptop and internet access! BK: Do you like to write in silence, or do you need music or background noise? I use music. I choose songs that put me in different emotional states which match the emotional states of my characters. BK: Tell us a bit about your hero/heroine, and their development. In the beginning of DiSemblance, Jason is struggling with whether or not he should obey his father, who has forbidden him to date. Will he accept the pleasant advances of Boston, the beautiful girl next door? Then the stakes increase when his father leaves him in charge of protecting his brother, Isaac, and their new invention, the hologram machine. Finding himself in the middle of a murder investigation, Jason is forced to make some hard choices. At what point will his loyalty to his father end and his instinct for survival begin? BK: As a writer myself, I’m always curious how other writers get through stumble blocks. When you find a story not flowing, or a character trying to fight you, how do you correct it? I voice the stumbling block ????????????Q????$??????????????????????????????????????????$??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ,??U????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????L???????????Q???????????????? ???????Q??????????????????????????????????Q???????e???????????????????????????8???????Q????????????????????????????Q?????????????????????????????????Q????????????e????????????????????????????? ,??!????????????????????????????5??????????????????????????????????$???????????????????????????????? ,??U????????????????????????M???????????????????????????????????????L?????????????T???????????????5???????????????????????????H???????? ,??]?????????????????????e??????????????????????????????????????????Q?????????????$???????????????????????????????????I??????????????????????Êe??????????????????Q????????????????????????????????e????????? ,??Q??????????????????e???????????????????????????????????????????????????$?????????????????????????????????????????????????A???????-????I?????????????9????????????((0