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Author Interview
I attended a memoir writing workshop with Joyce Maynard in 2008. It was more for a personal escape than the desire to write. I didn’t enjoy writing about myself. However, I learned to be a more reflective writer and gained the confidence to write blogs, training materials, and books for my profession. It was also an invaluable week for self-discovery. Other than that, I have had no specific writing training.
My love of red wine comes
through! But seriously, all writers write what they know about. Upon
reflection, there are bits of me in every character, and I witnessed one of the
scenes I wrote about Lori’s childhood.
3. Do you see yourself writing for a living?
I love my career as a
hypnotist and can’t imagine not ever helping people in the way. I write because
it brings me joy. So much so that a sequel came into my head almost as soon as
I was with A Knock on the Door. The idea for my third is in my head. I’m
a new writer getting a late start. I have no illusions that I am the next
Baldacci or Patterson. My first book is good, and I can tell you that And
the Two Shall Meet is even better. I expect my writing skills to continue
developing, so who knows?
Yes. I write how I like to
read. I don’t want to get bogged down in too much detail or prose. I like
stories that move along and keep me wondering what might happen next. The
chapters where you meet Rita and Lori we originally twice as long, and in
retrospect, I might shorten them if I were to edit the book again. There is a
balance, though, in that I wanted readers to get to know these two unique women
to appreciate where they get their courage and determination.
That’s a hard no! I have
to severely edit my live readings to find exciting bits to read, but not spoil
it for those who haven’t read the book yet.
I struggled for a couple
of months with that. Once I settled on it, I found multiple places to work it
into the book. Ironically, and my heart tells me it wasn’t coincidental, I
recently opened the piece I wrote in Joyce’s workshop. When I looked at the
screen, the words “a knock on the door” leaped off the page. I still get
goosebumps…
Yes! You can find me at Roberta Fernandez, Author on FB,
Instagram, and YouTube. I always respond to comments. You can also find more
information on my website, RobertaFernandez.com
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