Panster or Plotter
Day 1
1.
Are you a panster or a plotter or perhaps a bit of both?
I proudly consider
myself a plotser. I outline my story and the pages are challenging. You’ll find
bullet points, scene descriptions, even dialogue. I can have 10,000 words in an
outline for a 50,000 word story. But once I start writing, the story takes off.
I clearly remember when I was writing my first story. I was three-quarters of
the way through it when brother and sister supporting characters ‘told’ me they
were twins. What a great opportunity. I had to go back and do some rewriting.
2.
Which comes first - characters or plot for you?
I knew my new story The
Lady and Her Quill would be about a women author in Regency England.
Knowing the era and the thoughts about women, I had a good idea about the
conflict my main character would face internally and externally. So for me, it
is a combination of plot and character.
3.
What are you working on now? Is this a book in a current series or
something totally new?
I am currently working
on the second book, The Lady and the Spy, in my new Regency series, The
Ladies of Sommer-by-the-Sea. Each book in this series is about one of the
graduates of the Sommer-by-the-Sea Female Seminary. Each lady drives to break
from the constraints of the era and strives for independence and
self-expression. Mrs. Bainbridge, the head mistress encourages her students best
skills and teaches them, the author, the doctor, the business woman how to succeed
within their societal confines.
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.
This is a great
question. Each book has a piece of jewelry that is important to the story. In
book one, The Lady and Her Quill, it’s an amber pendant the heroine
wears and is a worry stone. In The Lady and the Spy, it is a diamond and
ruby pin that plays an essential part to finding the secret code. In The
Lady and the Duke, it is a locket.
5.
Do you write every day or just when the spirit hits?
I write every day, early
in the morning. To me, 8:00am is early). About lunchtime I do email and
marketing. Sometimes I spend time with the grandchildren. (I have four) Then
back to writing before dinner. When I’m on a deadline, I will also write after
dinner, but I try to relax and read or else I’m taking fight scenes to sleep
with me.
6.
Where can we find you?
You can find me at my
website https://ruthacasie.com/ where you can sign up
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7.
Who are your favorite authors? What about a book you’ve enjoyed?
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