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suck. In fact, if I could get away with it, I wouldn’t blog at all. Sadly, authors MUST blog. Part of building a solid base of readers is connecting. Thanks to the Internet, readers can now know their favorite authors. They can engage with them. They want this. They love this. If we don’t give it to them, we risk losing their interest. Blogging allows authors to give readers this connection. However, it’s a tricky tightrope we walk.
If we blog about personal lives, well that’s just boring. (Unless your personal life is really interesting.)

Inside the Mind of the Author
I’m asked frequently how I come up with my characters, stories, situations, etc. My answer is usually, “Oh, you know, stuff.” Because I can’t explain it very well. It’s like… there. The ideas form for various reasons, and the characters just appear. The things they do just happen. I have no logical explanation. It just is what it is. There is a constant movie playing in my head. Sometimes the actors change, and sometimes the plot changes, but it’s there. The voices, the colors, and the sounds play on a loop. Sometimes I sit down and let them out. Most of the time I have to record and save them for later and hope like hell they don’t get deleted by my faulty brain.
I had a discussion with friends recently, where we talked about unsupportive spouses. I’m …show more content…

Get the juices flowing again. God, I hate that word. Juices… juice… juicy… ju-see… moist. Hate moist more. Mo-iiii-sss-t. *shudder* How did E.L. James even get published? Depressing. If that’s what readers want, then I’m up shit creek without my paddle and stuff. I’d never even try to paddle a boat in the first place. Definitely not through a creek of shit. Stupid saying. Stupid writing. What if I never become famous? Famous is overrated. I just want the money—no, the fans. I want the fans. I do want to be famous. Not stalker fan famous, but at least fifty to a hundred Amazon reviews

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