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Welcome to our very first interview. Sasha is a winner of the Tyrell Awards and our judges found her book marvelous. Read the following interview to learn more about her book and her writing process.
What inspired you to write a book in such a genre as the Missing Delirium?
I actually started out writing it without the "Contagious Missing Delirium" in the beginning. Then I wanted to make the story more strong, and more mysterious, hence, I invented the disease.
In your opinion, who was the most fascinating character/plot device/relationship from a narrative point of view?
The most fascinating character would be Electra Withers. Plot device would be the disease, I also loved developing feelings between the main character and her love interest
Speaking of writing, what motivated you to write such an amazing book? Was it other media, a fellow writer, or something else?
It was because I was feeling lonely. Somehow I turned that into writing characters and it made me feel full, contented.
Were there any moments where you felt like you couldn't continue or had a case of writer's block?
Luckily I didn't have writer's block when I was writing the book but I was definitely exhausted and I had my TMJD pain flare up.
Did you ever feel like changing a specific plot point? If so, why did you end up using it?
In the beginning, I wanted to keep everything platonic between the characters, but that didn't work out. As I kept writing I could see some chemistry between a few characters and I built it up.
Did you ever doubt your skills or overestimate your abilities?
Oh, I did. And the proof is my book had got roasted plenty of times by judges on Wattpad but, to be honest, it did help me edit my book.
What advice/quote helped you improve the most?
One of my friends told me to read what I wrote out loud so I'd know if there were any mistakes and another friend once told me to read after a few hours so I'd not dive into the read more and scroll through the mistakes.
Were there any last moment changes or edits that weren't originally planned?
Yup, there were a lot. I had the plot very differently in the beginning and then I had to twist it into another thing as I went on writing
Do you have any advice or tips for fellow writers who see you and the Missing Delirium as a true masterpiece?
I'd say it's definitely not a masterpiece. It's a work in progress. But if I had to give a piece of advice I'd tell them always to have a plot and then work their way through it. Not having a plot will keep the story swaying precariously.
Thank you for your time, Sasha, I truly wish you the best and congratulations.
Thank you and I wish you good luck too. I really enjoyed answering your questions. You have framed really interesting questions!
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