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We had the review (and Amazon/signed bookgiveaway) earlier today, and now for a great guest post from the author!
I was asked recently what my office looked like, and while I personally find it to be
rather unexceptional, the person asking was actually quite interested. As I was thinking
about it later, I realized that in terms of my own favorite authors, it was something that
I also found intriguing. Are their surroundings in complete chaos or is everything tidily
in place? Do they have elaborate flow charts pinned to the walls or are the plots to their
stories contained in one small notebook? Are their writing spaces spartan and utilitarian
or lavishly furnished? Just where do they create? While I can't attest to knowledge of
their offices, for those who are interested, here's what my office looks like:
My office is a small 10 x 11 ft room filled with books, folders, notepads, the requisite
dictionary and thesaurus, random slips of paper, maps, old coffee mugs filled with
pens, pencils and markers, a wall calendar, a Canon printer, flash drives (where all of
my manuscripts are kept), a small selection of photographs, and a few framed prints
on the walls. It is furnished fairly simply with just a small desk, a chair, a bookcase,
and a basket filled with magazines. I try to keep it as neat as possible as clutter and
disorganization tend to distract me from what I need to do. If you were to enter my office,
I suppose the one feature that would stand out the most are the two corkboards hanging
on the wall above my desk. And these really are the most important. Filled with notes,
images, plot points, reminders of manuscript edits, they contain everything that is key
to what I'm working on at the time. They also contain items that hold great personal
meaning for me: inspirational quotes; postcards from friends; references to my favorite
music; ticket stubs, etc. They really are a crucial part of my creative process.
So there you have it—a glimpse into my writing world.
About the Author;
M M Hall is the author of Whispered Truth, the first novel in the Inspector Hargreaves series. She also writes as Molly M Hall, and is the author ofReckoning, the first installment in the Dark Prophecy series. She currently lives just outside of Denver where she's at work on her next novel.
She pursued a degree in English Literature at Columbia College and worked in the corporate world for several years before turning to writing full time. When not reading or writing she can be found listening to music, playing piano, exercising, working on her very inadequate French, or looking for inspiring landscapes to photograph. For more info: Twitter - @mollymhallbooks, Website - mollymhall.com, Facebook - facebook.com/mollym.hall.31 and facebook.com/pages/Inspector-Hargreaves/173827136102656
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