Ask the Author: Sheila Lowe
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Sheila Lowe
Thank you so much. I'm sorry it took so long to see this. My email is sheila@sheilalowe.com
As it happens, I just had the book re-proofread, so will make sure this is correct.
My new book, Maximum Pressure, just came out today.
Sheila
As it happens, I just had the book re-proofread, so will make sure this is correct.
My new book, Maximum Pressure, just came out today.
Sheila
Sheila Lowe
I always start with a title and build a story around it. For example, I was at a party and the host was telling the guests, "You're free to wander anywhere; just don't go to the last door, as that's my room."
Immediately, I knew I had to write a story titled, "The Last Door." It's book 3 in my paranormal Beyond the Veil series. When two sisters inherit a Victorian mansion from a stranger, the bequest changes their lives.
Immediately, I knew I had to write a story titled, "The Last Door." It's book 3 in my paranormal Beyond the Veil series. When two sisters inherit a Victorian mansion from a stranger, the bequest changes their lives.
Sheila Lowe
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
I'd love to be there as a teacher--Defender Against the Dark Arts, of course.
I'd love to be there as a teacher--Defender Against the Dark Arts, of course.
Sheila Lowe
I've just published my memoir, so have been thinking about my own life a lot. It wasn't a mystery, but there is a horrible murder--My daughter was the victim in a murder-suicide. I wrote the memoir using the same techniques as when I write fiction. It's the story of my journey from strict religious cult to the spiritual freedom of knowing there is no death, but there is life after earth.
Sheila Lowe
I only just saw your question! Sorry about that, but will answer now.
In any book I write, the characters are whoever needs to be there. Some will take center stage, some will be supporting the main ones, and some will just have a brief walk-on part. There should be none who are superfluous. Each must have a need to be in a scene and play his or her role.
So, I guess my best answer is, it's the characters who need to be there that I write about. In my Forensic Handwriting series, Claudia Rose is the main character, and in the Beyond the Veil paranormal series, it's Jessica Mack. Most of the other characters are there to support them.
I hope this makes sense.
In any book I write, the characters are whoever needs to be there. Some will take center stage, some will be supporting the main ones, and some will just have a brief walk-on part. There should be none who are superfluous. Each must have a need to be in a scene and play his or her role.
So, I guess my best answer is, it's the characters who need to be there that I write about. In my Forensic Handwriting series, Claudia Rose is the main character, and in the Beyond the Veil paranormal series, it's Jessica Mack. Most of the other characters are there to support them.
I hope this makes sense.
Sheila Lowe
Proof of Life is a paranormal story about a young woman who for the past five years has been trying to ignore voices from the spirit world. I became interested in the Afterlife in 2000, when I suffered a personal tragedy. My daughter, Jennifer, was killed by her boyfriend, a federal officer, who also killed himself.
I needed to know what happens when we die. What I found from my research was, there is no death, and there is life after earth. And over the years, Jennifer has given me tons of evidence that she continues to be active in my life.
I always thought I would write a book about her, but it was just too hard. Then, after publishing the first seven books in my Forensic Handwriting suspense series, it occurred to me that I could write a story of suspense that included the spirit world. "Coincidentally," (there are no coincidences!) right after that, In a series of readings with psychic mediums, they each told me that Jennifer would be working on the book with me. And that's what happened.
For example, in one scene, Jessica wakes from a terrifying dream to find strange marks on her hands. When I finished writing the book without explaining what the marks signified, my editor called me out on it. So, I had to figure out what those marks meant. I asked Jennifer for help me, and got an instant "mental download" with the perfect answer.
I really loved writing Proof of Life, and have had wonderful comments from readers who have shared their own spiritual experiences with me. How about sharing yours? sheila@sheilalowe.com.
I needed to know what happens when we die. What I found from my research was, there is no death, and there is life after earth. And over the years, Jennifer has given me tons of evidence that she continues to be active in my life.
I always thought I would write a book about her, but it was just too hard. Then, after publishing the first seven books in my Forensic Handwriting suspense series, it occurred to me that I could write a story of suspense that included the spirit world. "Coincidentally," (there are no coincidences!) right after that, In a series of readings with psychic mediums, they each told me that Jennifer would be working on the book with me. And that's what happened.
For example, in one scene, Jessica wakes from a terrifying dream to find strange marks on her hands. When I finished writing the book without explaining what the marks signified, my editor called me out on it. So, I had to figure out what those marks meant. I asked Jennifer for help me, and got an instant "mental download" with the perfect answer.
I really loved writing Proof of Life, and have had wonderful comments from readers who have shared their own spiritual experiences with me. How about sharing yours? sheila@sheilalowe.com.
Sheila Lowe
My current WIP is book #6 in my Forensic Handwriting series and deals with eco terrorism. Like the last book, Inkslingers Ball, the story alternates between Claudia's point of view and that of her fiance', Detective Joel Jovanic.
Sheila Lowe
Leave out the adverbs whenever possible--it makes for stronger writing. It took me quite a while to understand what this meant, but it's one of the most important lessons I learned.
Sheila Lowe
Making stuff up and getting paid for it.
Sheila Lowe
I use graphotherapy exercises, which are "form drawings" done to music, which help move past blocks. Doing these simple exercises and anchoring them to music help foster the change I'm looking for, opening up creativity. It's the same thing my character, Claudia Rose, describes in Written in Blood, when she works with a troubled teen.
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