tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post3101089066115566536..comments2023-05-13T06:16:44.531-07:00Comments on Conda's Creative Center - Tips, Hints & Secrets: An interview with Fiona DodwellConda Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-21494013156019975852011-04-05T15:56:50.107-07:002011-04-05T15:56:50.107-07:00Great interview. Nice to meet an author new to me ...Great interview. Nice to meet an author new to me :)Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-51741543000297133812011-04-04T08:16:43.448-07:002011-04-04T08:16:43.448-07:00Excellent interview. Curiosity may have killed the...Excellent interview. Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it helps the writer discover ideas.Kathy McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899118869240481737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-14361668164391881102011-03-31T09:52:40.715-07:002011-03-31T09:52:40.715-07:00Great interview! I always love to read about autho...Great interview! I always love to read about authors' processes.Caryn Caldwellhttp://www.caryncaldwell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-79137833430967424922011-03-29T02:58:18.377-07:002011-03-29T02:58:18.377-07:00Excellent conversation. Fascinating from start to ...Excellent conversation. Fascinating from start to finish.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-38262125352962526922011-03-26T14:01:40.321-07:002011-03-26T14:01:40.321-07:00Thanks, Su for the follow!Thanks, Su for the follow!Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-47448832954991410072011-03-26T11:05:59.629-07:002011-03-26T11:05:59.629-07:00Fiona, thanks. I was interested in what you said ...Fiona, thanks. I was interested in what you said about learning including everyday experiences, observations of life like the person on the train or the conversation with a manager. Do you find too that sometimes the spark that becomes a story can come from shuffling and combining these items, e.g., what if when you got to work you found that the odd person on the train had become the new manager?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-7466712666782569452011-03-25T14:48:14.377-07:002011-03-25T14:48:14.377-07:00Hi Su,
Thanks for your question :)
I honestly only...Hi Su,<br />Thanks for your question :)<br />I honestly only feel the proccess dragging when I try planning too rigidly - that has spoiled the fun in my writing before, which is now why I plan loosely. I once tried writing a novel where I had each chapter and event mapped out and I just had to give up and start again.. I need freedom when I wrote or it does begin to feel too regimented.Fiona Dodwellhttp://www.fionasfiction.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-5704283253489330552011-03-25T12:47:21.174-07:002011-03-25T12:47:21.174-07:00@Conda, these are great questions. I've follow...@Conda, these are great questions. I've followed you for future contact ;-D<br /><br />@Fiona, I like your writing process. You mentioned that the magic comes when you loosely plan and let the story come alive in its own way.<br />What part of your writing process you feel dragging?Su Halfwerkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17705024274066656389noreply@blogger.com