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24. How willing are you to kill your characters if the plot so demands it? What’s the most interesting way you’ve killed someone?

I kill ’em off in a heartbeat in my flash fictions and shed nary a tear.  I’m utterly ruthless in that mode because I’m not emotionally invested in the characters, already know they’re going to die when I start the story.  Although there is one old guy whose death kind of chokes me up every time I read his story.  The tears aren’t so much over the dying part but his angst about a decision made in life and the salvation he achieves in death.

My novels, on the other hand, don’t feature doomed heroes or heroines.  At least they haven’t so far, mostly because they’ve all been romances with the mandatory HEA (happily ever after) ending. Continue reading →

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23. How long does it usually take you to complete an entire story—from planning to writing to posting (if you post your work)?

This topic’s pretty interesting…to me anyway because people vary tremendously in their speeds.  My writing partner, Aimee Laine, for example, crafts at turbo speed, whipping out over two novels, including edits, to my one that’s barely out of first draft stage.

My speed really depends on both the type of story and the intended audience. Continue reading →