1.
Are
you a pantser or a plotter or perhaps a bit of both?
I am a total
pantser! I tend to let the characters take me on a journey. Most times I’ll
have a good idea of beginning and end, but the middle tends to be murky so for
me to write an in-depth synopsis before the book is written can be a real
stretch.
2.
Which
comes first – characters or plot for you?
Character usually come first
for me. Sometimes they are contrived from people in reality but mostly from the
depths of my imagination.
3.
What
are you working on now? Is this a book in a current series or something totally
new?
Right now I am
re-publishing my Gilda Wright series and working on finishing off both Gilda’s
series and my Wild Blue mysteries over the next year or two. I do have a couple
of new things in the wings. Books I wrote already that just have to go to a
good publisher and works that have been on the backburner since I’ve been so
busy with my day job at a live-stage theatre. I’m also part of a new anthology
coming out in 2019 called Crushed
Diamonds Still Sparkle.
4.
Do
you have some kind of object or place that figures in most of your books? I
used gems a lot, hospitals and caves.
I love small
towns near bodies of water (lakes and oceans mostly) and coffee/tea shops which
are places where people seem to gather. I’ve never been a big city girl and
dream of living near a large body of water one day. As for the coffee…that
one’s pretty self-explanatory!
5.
Do
you write everyday or just when the spirit hits?
I write when I
get – or more aptly – make the time.
Usually, I write
on my lunch break or in the evenings. Sometimes if the mood or ideas strike, I’ll
take a few minutes to make notes at work so I don’t forget my inspirations.
I’ll make notes on whatever is handy – napkins, coffee sleeves, receipts…
I’ve been known
to write while cooking dinner and sit up in bed just before I fall asleep to
make notes. Ideas never wait for a convenient piece of paper or a computer to
be close at hand. They come whenever and where ever.
6.
Where
can we find you?
Usually at work
or hiking around town or the local lake! LOL!
Or you could try
these links…
Website
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http://penspaintsandpaper.com
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Blog
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http://dbator.blogspot.ca/
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Twitter
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https://twitter.com/dibator
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Goodreads
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Facebook
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https://www.facebook.com/pages/Diane-Bator-Author/263599617046736?ref=hl
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Linkedin
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ca.linkedin.com/pub/diane-bator/18/634/35b
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Smashwords
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https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/bator
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BWL Publishing Inc
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http://www.bookswelove.com/authors/bator-diane-mystery/
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Headwaters
Writers’ Guild: (writing group)
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http://www.headwaterswritersguild.com/
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Amazon Author Page:
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amazon.com/author/dianebator
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BookBub
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http://freshfiction.com/author.php?id=40329
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Pinterest
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https://www.pinterest.ca/dibator/diane-bator-author/?lp=true
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Instagram
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https://www.instagram.com/dianerondeaubator/
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