https://www.amazon.com/stores/Ruth-Mitchell/author/B0075YWOGC
How did you become an author and get published? Share your experience.
The planets collided, and I had been traveling the road to become a writer all my life. Persistence is the key to success. Lots of famous people have said this in one way or another.
When you're working on a book and a new idea pops up, should you pursue it immediately (also known as 'UP syndrome') or finish your current project first? What do you think is the best course of action?
I have to finish what I'm doing or I get really confused.
Which character do you enjoy writing the most as a writer and why? If choosing a favorite character is like choosing a favorite child, which character do you find requires the most attention and detail from you as a writer?
Jaxyl by far blazes through my imagination.
Can you explain your writing process? Do you prefer to create an outline and plan beforehand, or do you prefer to write more spontaneously and organically?
I am so a pantser, organically. Outlines destroy the imagination process for me. I use Control F a lot to research what I've already written. Wish I could do that with my life.
What are some books or authors that you would recommend to our readers?
Sorry, all of them except the ones you hate, then stop reading them.
What have you found to be most challenging about writing in [genre]?
Finding time, so I have learned how to snatch time out of my real life. I do this with a disciplined goal of writing two chapters a week.
Describe the [book/series] in 10 words or less for people who are just learning about it.
The series is about the culture and life on Merth a parallel universe.
Would you like readers to have any specific takeaway from your book?
Yes, enjoy the characters, let them change you.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Yes, I write in snatches. Sometimes they are only five minutes long.
As an author, what critique has been the most challenging for you to receive? On the other hand, what compliment has been the most rewarding?
I get mostly 5-star reviews and they light up my brain.
Share some advice for aspiring authors. What advice would you give to your younger self?1. What is your favorite line from your book?
Start and don't give up.
To date, what is your favorite (or most difficult) chapter you have ever written?
The most dramatic chapter is chapter 93, the birth of Yez. It was more fun than difficult
Have you ever experienced writer’s block? How did you deal with it?
Rarely, writing the Trilogy of Merth has been embarrassingly fluid.
What do you like to do when you’re not writing?
Hiking in the woods with my dogs, being in nature in one way or another. It restores my soul.
Did you have any say in the cover design?
Absolutely, I chose artist Teressa Pelliccio Devito. I love her art and it is perfect for High Fantasy.
What are you reading right now?
Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa, Interactive Art Journal by Jenni Tooley, 100 Life Changing Quotes by Sean Thompson
What can we anticipate from you moving forward?
Lots of reading fun.
Do you have any movie or tv adaptations in the works?
I wish...the stories and characters certainly deserve it.
Did you always want to be an author? If not, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I was born trying to write, then I grew fingers that could type.
How long did it take you to write this book?
A little over a year. I write about 2 chapters a week pretty consistently.
Where do you like to write? In a coffee shop? In your home office? On the beach?
Right now I'm writing in my bathrobe on my bed, with my two doxies chillin'.
Do you listen to music while you write? If so, what kind of music do you like to listen to?
Rarely, but if I do it is classical.
What other hobbies do you have outside of writing?
Cultivating love and following the sunshine.
Do you have any personal connection to the story or characters?
Yeah, they come from my imagination.
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Ruth-Mitchell/author/B0075YWOGC
How did you become an author and get published? Share your experience.
The planets collided, and I had been traveling the road to become a writer all my life. Persistence is the key to success. Lots of famous people have said this in one way or another.
When you're working on a book and a new idea pops up, should you pursue it immediately (also known as 'UP syndrome') or finish your current project first? What do you think is the best course of action?
I have to finish what I'm doing or I get really confused.
Which character do you enjoy writing the most as a writer and why? If choosing a favorite character is like choosing a favorite child, which character do you find requires the most attention and detail from you as a writer?
Jaxyl by far blazes through my imagination.
Can you explain your writing process? Do you prefer to create an outline and plan beforehand, or do you prefer to write more spontaneously and organically?
I am so a pantser, organically. Outlines destroy the imagination process for me. I use Control F a lot to research what I've already written. Wish I could do that with my life.
What are some books or authors that you would recommend to our readers?
Sorry, all of them except the ones you hate, then stop reading them.
What have you found to be most challenging about writing in [genre]?
Finding time, so I have learned how to snatch time out of my real life. I do this with a disciplined goal of writing two chapters a week.
Describe the [book/series] in 10 words or less for people who are just learning about it.
The series is about the culture and life on Merth a parallel universe.
Would you like readers to have any specific takeaway from your book?
Yes, enjoy the characters, let them change you.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Yes, I write in snatches. Sometimes they are only five minutes long.
As an author, what critique has been the most challenging for you to receive? On the other hand, what compliment has been the most rewarding?
I get mostly 5-star reviews and they light up my brain.
Share some advice for aspiring authors. What advice would you give to your younger self?1. What is your favorite line from your book?
Start and don't give up.
To date, what is your favorite (or most difficult) chapter you have ever written?
The most dramatic chapter is chapter 93, the birth of Yez. It was more fun than difficult
Have you ever experienced writer’s block? How did you deal with it?
Rarely, writing the Trilogy of Merth has been embarrassingly fluid.
What do you like to do when you’re not writing?
Hiking in the woods with my dogs, being in nature in one way or another. It restores my soul.
Did you have any say in the cover design?
Absolutely, I chose artist Teressa Pelliccio Devito. I love her art and it is perfect for High Fantasy.
What are you reading right now?
Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa, Interactive Art Journal by Jenni Tooley, 100 Life Changing Quotes by Sean Thompson
What can we anticipate from you moving forward?
Lots of reading fun.
Do you have any movie or tv adaptations in the works?
I wish...the stories and characters certainly deserve it.
Did you always want to be an author? If not, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I was born trying to write, then I grew fingers that could type.
How long did it take you to write this book?
A little over a year. I write about 2 chapters a week pretty consistently.
Where do you like to write? In a coffee shop? In your home office? On the beach?
Right now I'm writing in my bathrobe on my bed, with my two doxies chillin'.
Do you listen to music while you write? If so, what kind of music do you like to listen to?
Rarely, but if I do it is classical.
What other hobbies do you have outside of writing?
Cultivating love and following the sunshine.
Do you have any personal connection to the story or characters?
Yeah, they come from my imagination.