TS. This new author does her research ‘in the saddle’. An experienced high country rider this horsewoman knows the trails her protagonists ride.
Q. Where do you write? Do you have a special room, shed, barn, special space for your writing? (please provide photos of your shed, room, closet, barn….) Or tell us about your ‘dream’ work space.
SD. We have a great room that I love to sit in. It’s decorated like a hunting lodge with deer mounts, a wood stove and huge windows. We live in a canyon with rugged hills surrounding it. Sitting in my chair in the early morning, the sun hits the tops of the peaks and lights them up in beautiful golds. The high desert sky is blue around it. That’s usually where I write.
My favorite place to write, however, is in our living quarters horse trailer after
a day’s ride in the high country. We take care of the horses, eat and sit by the campfire. Then I go into the trailer and write. Since my books take place on the trails, all the sights, sounds and smells are fresh in my mind. It flows out of my fingers. Continue reading “Interview with High Country Horsewoman/author, Susie Drougas”