{"id":2843,"date":"2020-06-26T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T14:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.pelicanbookgroup.com\/?p=2843"},"modified":"2023-05-26T09:15:42","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T15:15:42","slug":"author-interview-with-lillian-duncan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pelicanbookgroup.com\/blog\/author-interview-with-lillian-duncan\/","title":{"rendered":"Author interview with Lillian Duncan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tHello Lillian\n<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Lucida Grande,Tahoma,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: rgb(243, 247, 251);\">\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-family: Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px;\" width=\"100%\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><strong>What is your writing schedule like?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>I&#39;m retired from my day job so I can set my own schedule. I usually write in the morning until about 10 AM when my creative energy is at its peak.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-family: Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px;\" width=\"100%\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><strong>How much of the book is based in real life?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>The only &quot;real life&quot; part of the book would be Raven&#39;s time in recovery. Even though I wasn&#39;t ever thrown off a cliff, I was diagnosed with bilateral brain tumors in 2012. I used my own experiences to help me write about Raven&#39;s recovery.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: rgb(243, 247, 251);\">\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-family: Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px;\" width=\"100%\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><strong>What makes this a &quot;must read&quot; and why?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>It has it all! Lots of action. Lots of mystery. And a handsome hero. What more could you want?<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-family: Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px;\" width=\"100%\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><strong>Do you have advice for other writers?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>1. Write every day. Even if you only write for 15 minutes every day, by the end of the year you would have a full-length novel.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t2. Join a critique group and listen and learn from them.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t3. Don&#39;t quit! Just because something takes longer than you want doesn&#39;t mean that it&#39;s not worthwhile.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: rgb(243, 247, 251);\">\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-family: Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px;\" width=\"100%\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><strong>What is the spiritual takeaway for your reader?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Trust God during the storms of your life.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-family: Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px;\" width=\"100%\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><strong>What is your heroine&#39;s main character flaw?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>She&#39;s too much of a loner (like me). Because of that, she puts herself at risk rather than asking for help.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: rgb(243, 247, 251);\">\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-family: Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px;\" width=\"100%\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><strong>What can readers learn from your villain?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>That being famous doesn&#39;t mean a person is a good person.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-family: Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px;\" width=\"100%\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><strong>What makes your hero heroic?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>He&#39;s willing to go the extra mile to help others.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: rgb(243, 247, 251);\">\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-family: Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px;\" width=\"100%\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><strong>what makes your heroine heroic?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>She&#39;s willing to risk her own safety to make sure no one else is kidnapped or hurt.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jane Doe\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"1080\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"max-width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?preview=inline&#038;linkCode=kpd&#038;ref_=k4w_oembed_Hi0KQrfDguiBQL&#038;asin=B084Q312FD&#038;tag=kpembed-20\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Lillian What is your writing schedule like? 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