Did you find that writing fiction became easier over time- for instance, did you feel better prepared to approach Two Girls of Gettysburg having gone through the process of writing Ophelia?
A. It didn’t necessarily get easier. I have gained some confidence and learned more about the craft of writing simply by doing it. I was pretty much winging it with Ophelia. (Though I had the plot of Hamlet to work with.) With each novel, I’m getting better at knowing what the story needs and what to leave out; I’m developing an internal editor.
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