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1. Where did you get the idea for your Doubt?
A year ago, I had a small dream where I was standing at midnight in a Park called Penny pack, here in Philly. I was watching the girl from afar, when someone got near her and told her, he was the one she was looking for. I woke up and began to write the scene in my head and came with the story. But that scene in particular is part from the second installment of the series.
2. Did you ever get writers block? How did you get over it?
I have experienced writers block, but it usually don’t last that long. I either write a lot or nothing at all. When that happens, I closed the laptop and walk away. A shower always helps.
3. Who is the easiest character to write for?
For me is always the main one. I see them in my mind, like I know him, or her, and the ideas comes from either from parts of my imagination or from pieces of friends. In this particular story, only one secondary character is based mostly in my best friend.
4. What inspired you to write or who?
Since I was a kid, the dreams had always kept me on my feet. I didn’t have the best childhood and I always picture myself living another life, completely different. My mother said I was always dreaming and she was right, I was. I wanted to tell my stories and it was a friend that, while joking, told me I should write them down. Years later, I did. Today is my husband who keeps encouraging me to write. He even bought me a Laptop as a gift, so I could have more freedom while writing.
5. Do you listen to certain music when writing?
Always and I mean, always. Some people need silence, I need the noise. My playlist has most of Evanescence tunes in it, but usually, I found myself writing to sounds of bands like My Chemical Romance, Fireflight, Flyleaf, Paramore and many more in the same genre.
6. When did you realize you wanted to write?
I had an idea to a great story, back in 2004 and it got stuck with me for a few months. Even at night, while sleeping, it will come knocking on my imaginary door, in the back of my mind. Finally, I decided it to take two single papers and write it down and by when I wrote the words ‘the end’, I had filled almost half of a notebook. It gave me such pleasure, that I wanted to continue and a month later; I bought my first PC.
7. How did you come up with the names for your characters?
For the main ones, it took me ten chapters, where I refer to them as (the girl) or (the boyfriend). It was in a page, where I was reading some news from a female singer when another name jumped at my sight. I combine them both and the name of ‘Evalee’ was born. For the boyfriend, I wanted something that would go with hers and after watching pictures of guys that looked like the one in my head, I saw an actor who played a character with the same name and I knew ‘Jeremy’ was the one for him.
8. Where do you like writing?
I can write anywhere, but most of my writing comes when I’m comfortable sitting or lying down, in my husband’s side of the bed.
9. Do you plan to write more?
Indeed. There’s two more installment in the series, where both synopsis are already written as well as the names for the books, have been already chosen. I have 4 single stories and two other series, sitting in a folder, waiting to be written. There’s going to be plenty of more, for sure.
10. Who is your favorite author?
From all the books I have read and from all the authors I have liked, I will have to say J.K. Rowling, is my favorite. Her struggle and what she went through had inspired me to continue writing. If I had to pick a Spanish writer it will be Nedjma, the author of ‘La Almendra’ (the almond).
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