Don't Judge a Book by Its Hover by Amy McNulty

After you asked this brilliant question, I searched the web for an old article and found one. A few still live on the Family Today website. My daughter and I published around a hundred self-help articles for Deseret Digital Media as Belva’s Girls. I have written under a pseudonym-well, partially. ĭo you write under a pseudonym? If not, have you ever considered it? One of the main characters has down syndrome, like a family member. The second book is a fantasy that won’t leave me alone. It’s about a time when I was a single mother of five and had no idea where our journey would take us. One is very personal and for my kids when I’m gone. How many unpublished and half-finished books do you have? While I pump the story out, my mom, adult kids, and my new granddaughter, Sahalie, give me great feedback. Once the book has a plot and is going, the characters take over and I just have to keep up with the story. A good plot allows me to write it quickly.

If I’m working a full-time job, I can plot a story in a few days. How long, on average, does it take you to write a book? She is an influential critic and reading aloud helps me edit my work. Sometime during the day, I call my mother, who is losing her eyesight, and read what I have written to her. Then, if I am lucky, and my shower is short, I can get in a few minutes of writing and business before work. While I run, I work on the plot and let the characters talk. I get up and study or find my spiritual center at 5 am. Right now, I have a wonderful and flexible day job. What is your work schedule like when you’re writing?įor a short time, I had all day to write. Right by the fire, finally eating dinner at 9:41 PM. They all love to help me kill people.ĭescribe your current writing spot or space. And most often, I write in the crowded chaos of my six kids, their spouses, and my grandkids, I get some amazing plotting done. In the summer, I have taken my laptop to a picnic table or log to watch the ocean and surfers for inspiration. During long winter nights, I write by the fire. Welcome to author Shannon Symonds who not only writes mysteries about living close to the sea but lives there herself.ĭescribe your favorite writing spot or space.

Don't Judge a Book by Its Hover by Amy McNulty