What is your writing process?
It's my understanding most writers enjoy drafting and view rewriting as a chore. I'm just the opposite. After I've done all the research (I love that part) and made detailed notes, writing the story down feels more like a process of just getting those darn words out. When I go back and refine them I finally feel like the creative juices can flow.
How do you approach cover design?
Learning about cover design completely changed my idea for the cover on my first book. Because a river figures so prominently in the story, I envisioned the cover having a river on it. When I learned how necessary it is to grab the browser's attention, I decided the cover should reflect the part of the story with the most tension.
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