Meet The Authors Showcase Edition #2 (2 of 3)

A showcase with @HankieBeer, author of Curved edges

1 what inspired the idea of your story?

I started the story as an exercise to push my limits and make myself write in first person, from different pov's and to try and keep the chapters short.

2 what is something you struggled constructing with your story?

I wrote all of it on inspiration and intuition. It wasn't planned out at all. The hardest part was that inspiration came in waves, tidal waves. And if I had the time it could easily result in 6 chapters or more. But if I didn't have the time to write it would dry up and I couldn't write for days.

3 what did you enjoy writing most of your story?

What I loved most was putting my personal opinion to work in it. This book holds most of my personality.

4 what's the overall response of your story from your readers?

Some call it their favorite work of mine. It's received very well, I love the interaction through the comments.

5 is your story a stand alone novel or a piece of a series ?

Stand alone... for now.

6 what would you like your readers to take away from your story?

That life is all about love. Loving yourself first, and second loving people for who they are inside.

7 what advice would you provide to fellow writers, when it comes to focusing on their own story?

To throw away all the advice they ever got. Haha. They are not you. You are your own unique person with your own story to tell. So do that. Just sit down and write. Don't doubt it, don't think about it too long, just write.

8 does your main character share any similarities to yourself?

* chuckles* Yes.

9 what is something about your story you believe would draw in new readers?

The quirky, imperfect characters.

10 do you have any future projects?

Yes, my books In The Shadows, Musical Musings, and Heartshaped Words are still ongoing and I plan to edit Fight Left In Me (my first book) this year.