Aprilynne Pike interviewed by Melanie
Aprilynne Pike is the New York Times bestselling author of Wings and Spells, the first two installments of a four part series about about a seemingly ordinary girl with a not-so-ordinary destiny.
After reading Wings, Westbrook student Melanie had some questions for Aprilynne. You can read Melanie’s review at the Blue Blazes Book Blog. Here’s the interview:
M: How do you decide where to begin?
Beginnings are really difficult for me. Generally, the beginning of my story is 10-15 pages after I started writing! I delete a lot. I do try to start my stories with immediacy. Something happening, or a problem right of. I like to call that the inciting incident, and I like to see that in my first five pages. It doesn’t always work out that way, but I try! Sometimes it’s as much about starting at all as starting in the right place. You can always delete a bad beginning and start in the right place later. But if you never start at all, you won’t have a beginning at all!
M: What advice would to give to someone who wanted to become a writer?
Two things. First, read! The best writers are avid readers! I am a firm believer of this! You will learn as much about writing from reading regularly as from any writing class.
No really. I tend to get my ideas when I am not trying so hard. When my mind is relaxed and can flow freely. I get lots of my ideas in the tub or shower, or just as I am falling asleep or waking up, because my brain is at rest.
Thank you Aprilynne Pike!
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