Interview with:Ellen Williams [ellz340]
WRITING
 | What did you first read? How did you begin to write? Who were the first to read what you wrote? Uncle Arthur's bedtime stories. I would like make up stories for essays in class and I would write down my feelings in poems. My parents. |
| What is your favorite genre? Can you provide a link to a site where we can read some of your work or learn something about it? I don't have a blog but I do have a poem on my facebook page. |
| What is your creative process like? What happens before sitting down to write? Something will happen or I'll c some1 and then ideas start flowing and I put sentences 2gether in my head. |
| What do you think are the basic ingredients of a story? A good start, characters that are relevant, a story with a content that has its ups and downs and a good end. |
| What voice do you find most to your liking: first person or third person? First person |
| What well known writers do you admire most? Ellen G White and Shakespeare. |
| What is required for a character to be believable? How do you create yours? I create characters after my friends and family |
| Are you equally good at telling stories orally? Yes I always tell my nephew stories |
| Is writing a form of personal therapy? Are internal conflicts a creative force? Yes |
| Does reader feed-back help you? Yes because when I write a story I never feel like I'm finish and I end up with more than 1 version to a story.. |
| Do you participate in competitions? Have you received any awards? No |
| Do you share rough drafts of your writings with someone whose opinion you trust? Yes |
| Do you believe you have already found "your voice" or is that something one is always searching for? Yes I write what's in my heart |
| What discipline do you impose on yourself regarding schedules, goals, etc.? I don't have a schedule but I write when I feel like writing or if I have time |
| Do you write on a computer? Do you print frequently? Do you correct on paper? What is your process? I get a clear idea of what I want in my head and then I write on paper and I rewrite till its the way I want it. |
| What sites do you frequent on-line to share experiences or information? I don't know of any sites that you can share your work on |
| What has been your experience with publishers? I've been to afraid to send my stuff to a publisher |
| What are you working on now? I'm working on an old unfinished story I didn't finish in high school |
| What do you recommend I do with all those things I wrote years ago but have never been able to bring myself to show anyone? Read it and then if u still feel that you still don't. Think its right, show it to someone who you trust |
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Ellen Williams
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