tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post2112795053348706419..comments2024-03-27T03:16:57.365-04:00Comments on Girlfriends Book Club: Writer Wenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730769794553260336noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-49188194217268359652011-06-13T20:51:31.451-04:002011-06-13T20:51:31.451-04:00Great post, Amy!Great post, Amy!Karin Gillespiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526466399023966816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-77887098298400804472011-06-13T17:26:48.772-04:002011-06-13T17:26:48.772-04:00Love this post, Amy, and your explanation of the p...Love this post, Amy, and your explanation of the patches that made up Ruby's quilt (and your book!). I've been thinking a lot about this very thing. It's always strange to me when family members read my books and say, "Oh, this must be about so-and-so" or "this must come from that one summer we were all at the cottage"--or whatever--because when I write, I'm buried in the story and the characters. The only time I surface to connect with my life is when I say, "Evie wouldn't react that way. I would. She's more reserved." Then I have to go back and rewrite, staying true to the character. All the autobiographical stuff that may weave itself in isn't done consciously. Maybe that's weird--or maybe it's not--but however things work, I'm just glad that they do! I feel like there's a little magic involved in writing every book, and I don't want to stop and question it, or it might vanish!Susan McBridehttp://susanmcbride.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-5610159104958442422011-06-13T10:58:14.854-04:002011-06-13T10:58:14.854-04:00Amy,
Great post. I picked back up a story I starte...Amy,<br />Great post. I picked back up a story I started two years ago (upon figuring out what the story is REALLY about) and your quilt analogy is spot on. I'm using my memories of all of our summer road trips in the RV in my novel, and when I visited two RV dealers for research, it was amazing how even more memories came flooding back.Malena Lotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17989944242640005848noreply@blogger.com