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| Author, Marilyn Meredith |
Patricia posed this
question, and it has certainly made me think. Writing impacts my life in many
ways.
Besides the fact I’ve always felt like I “have to”
write, it certainly fills up time. For me, the creation process works best in
the early morning hours, so I always rise early, and if I don’t have any other
pressing projects, writing is what I will do.
She also asked if writing is an escape and the answer
is yes and no. Because there is so much craziness going on in the world today,
it is comforting to retreat into the imaginary place that I’ve created and know
that I do have partial control. I say partial, because sometimes my characters
take off in ways I hadn’t planned.
However, the one constant is whatever the bad guy has done, he’ll get
his comeuppance by the time the story is over.
Frankly, I do enjoy inhabiting the world I have
created, even if it’s only for short periods every day. I don’t sit at the
computer working on my manuscript for more than a couple of hours or so because
I have so much else going on in my life. Not anything terribly exciting, mind
you, but I have a husband and a big family and I enjoy spending time with them.
I must admit I do enjoy the fact that at least in this
small area of the country I occupy, people know I’m a writer.
Another big plus with being a writer is I have many
friends who are writers too, and when we get together it is great fun
discussing writing and all the things that go along with it.
I’d like to hear from some of my other writer friends
about how writing impacts their lives.
Marilyn
Seldom
Traveled Blurb:
The tranquility of the mountain community of Bear
Creek is disrupted by a runaway fugitive, a vicious murderer, and a raging
forest fire. Deputy Tempe Crabtree is threatened by all three.
Marilyn Meredith’s Bio:
Marilyn has had so many books published, she’s lost
track of the count, but it’s getting near 40. She lives in a community similar
to the fictional mountain town of Bear Creek, the big difference being that
Bear Creek is a thousand feet higher in the mountains. She is a member of
Mystery Writers of American, three chapters of Sisters in Crime, and is a board
member of Public Safety Writers of America.
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