Panster or Plotter
Day 1
1.
Are you a
panster or a plotter or perhaps a bit of both?
I start off as a
plotter – I plot the beginning, middle and end, then every chapter. Then I
start writing, and then my characters sometimes acquire a life of their own,
and decide to do things I hadn’t plotted. I’d say I’m a plotter, but my
characters are pantsters.
2.
Which
comes first - characters or plot for you?
The characters come
first. I usually start with an idea of who the characters are, then the plot
derives from them – their history, their strengths and weaknesses, their goals
and desires…
3.
What are
you working on now? Is this a book in a current series or something totally
new?
With my Sea of Love
series now complete, I have started work on the first book in my new series,
Conjuring Love, which focuses on time-travelling warlocks and witches. The
first book, How to Win a Sea-Witch, is based on my short story “The Sweetest
Magic of All,” which is published in the paranormal romance anthology by BVS,
“Mystic Desire.”
4.
Do you
have some kind of object or place that figures in most of your books? I use
gems a lot, hospitals and caves.
I love that
combination! Water features heavily in my books. The Sea of Love series follows
the lives and loves of shape shifting mermen and mermaids. Each book is a
standalone story centred on a different couple. The first two books are based
in Wales, by and in and on the sea. The third book, Mermaids Marry in Green, is
based in London, my city, but the river Thames features heavily.
5.
Do you
write every day or just when the spirit hits?
I work full time and
have a family, and am often too tired to write in the evening. I aim to write
every day at the week end and when on holiday. When it is quieter at work (not
the case this year!) I may manage to write a bit in the evening. I write
whenever I have the time and energy to write.
6.
Where can
we find you?
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/AliceRenaudAuthorRomance/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/alicerauthor
Linkedin:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alice-renaud-author-4219b6166/
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/alicerenaudauthor/
Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18670218.Alice_Renaud
Bookbub:
https://www.bookbub.com/profile/alice-renaud
Amazon page:
https://www.amazon.com/Alice-Renaud/e/B07L52P17B
Thank you very much Janet!
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