An Interview with Author Taylor Dawn - Part 2
Tell
us a little about your creative process?
My creative process is all over the
place. I don’t outline my stories, if I do any bit of outlining, the pieces are
written in notebooks. I literally sit down and begin to write. I like to let
the stories come from my heart and spill onto the pages.
What’s
something personal that you’ve went through that has impacted your writing?
In my opinion everything an author
writes was impacted by something that happened in their personal life. For me
it would have to be my back injury. Having constant pain causes you to look for
an escape in life. Writing did that for me. I was able to forget about my pain
and focus my energy on something positive, writing. I chose not to surrender to
my injury, I picked myself up and transferred my strength into the pages of my
books.
In
your opinion, what is writers block and how do you overcome it?
To me, writers block is boredom with
writing. You sit in front of a screen, typing away and sometimes it’s extremely
boring. I find that overcoming it is either a matter of changing the direction
of the story or stepping away for a while to find new inspiration.
Where
does your character inspiration come from?
The majority of my characters are
based on some aspect of my own personality. I try to make myself vulnerable
enough that I can dig deep inside and pull out a character that anyone can
relate to. Sometimes it works, others it doesn’t. But either way, all of my
characters are like me somehow.
How
do you react to negative reviews of your books?
When I was self-published I literally
went off the rails when negative reviews came in. It hurt me that someone would
attack me like that. But I soon realized that they weren’t attacking me
personally. It was just business. Not every reader will love what you put out.
Some love it and some hate it. Now, I take it in stride. I use the negative
reviews to better myself. I pull myself up and think ‘how can I improve?’ If
you don’t think positively about it, those reviews will eat you alive and
you’ll find yourself in despair while questioning if you should be doing this
at all.
Is
it hard to balance family and writing?
Gosh, yes it is! I write full time
which means I am home with my family. That’s a good and bad thing. When I
write, my entire attention span is focused on the screen of my computer. I fail
to see what’s going on around be because I’m sucked into my story. It’s hard to
put the computer down and focus on being a good wife and mother. My house tends
to lean to the hoarder side on occasion. It’s an ongoing learning process for
me. I don’t know if I’ll ever truly learn balance.
And to wrap things up, here's a few fun questions that we couldn't help but include...
Weird
habits?
I don’t use both ends of a Q-tip. I
use one end and toss it in the garbage.
Heels
or flats?
Love heels, but I’m not allowed to
wear them since my back surgery. So I will go with flats. Love my Chucks and I
own several pair in different colors.
How
do you take your coffee?
With enough flavored creamer to turn
it light tan, then I put whipped cream on top.
If
you could meet any person (living or deceased) who would it be and why?
This might sound crazy, but I think
I’d want to step out of my body and meet myself. I want to see what others see
when they look at me.
What
else should readers know about you?
I am tough as nails on the outside,
but my insides are made of marshmallows. I love to help others and I think the
key to happiness is first and foremost, being happy with who you are.
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And there you have it... SAVING LONDON released just this week and is available for purchase at the links below. And for more information and reviews, check out the book even more by using the Goodreads link too.
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