Seems like I’ve been chasing Loretta around forever for an interview, but it turns out that she’s just been busy writing and traveling. I am delighted that we re-connected and she has shared this wonderful look into her writing process and experiences.
Q. Where do you write? Do you have a special room, shed, barn, special space for your writing?
A. I have a room set aside. It’s about ¼ the size I need. I dream of a barn, to be converted into a studio, with miles of bookshelves and a vast wall space for my historical maps.
Q. Do you have any special rituals when you sit down to write?
A. A cup of tea or coffee. Then I panic. Then I run out of the room & find something else to do. Then I return, maybe write something, panic, and so on. My work area is always in chaos, and putting things away provides a superior method of procrastinating.
Q. What is your mode of writing?
A. Years ago it was longhand. Now I work mainly at the computer, occasionally reverting to longhand when writing in bed, imagining I’m Marcel Proust or Edith Sitwell . This tends to happen when my brain needs to get unstuck. Continue reading “Interview with best selling author, Loretta Chase (part 1)”
