Ask the Author: Larry Loftis
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Larry Loftis
Sorry for the delay .. Just seeing this ... No, I have not.
Larry Loftis
I can tell you a one-word horror story: Ravensbruck.
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Larry Loftis
Narnia, of course. :)
Larry Loftis
Since my manuscript for my next book is due in March, I'm reading all or portions of about 100 WWII books. One that was a simple and fun read was Walter Smith's (head of the American Oil Control Commission in Madrid during the war, which was the cover for most OSS agents there) "Glimpses of Spain." The memoir by Carlton Hayes, the U.S. ambassador to Spain for most of the war, "Wartime Mission in Spain," is an excellent read for anyone wanting an objective evaluation of Franco. Unlike most books on Franco, this one is from a primary source who knew him well.
Larry Loftis
Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn, in Charade. One of the greatest movies ever, with fabulous plotting and reversals.
Larry Loftis
Going through the copy edit of my next book, CODE NAME: LISE, and then I'll be back into the writing of my third WWII book (about yet another spy).
Larry Loftis
Was tinkering with writing an espionage novel and started digging for "greatest spy ever." I found him.
Larry Loftis
If you need inspiration to write, you may be barking up the wrong tree. Inspiration is internally generated. The question should not be how to get inspired to write, but how to create space in life to actually do so.
Larry Loftis
1. Read great writers.
2. Read Robert McKee's book, "Story."
3. Learn how to do dialogue by reading five or six legendary screenplays (i.e., Casablanca, Chinatown, Charade, Shindler's List, Tombstone).
2. Read Robert McKee's book, "Story."
3. Learn how to do dialogue by reading five or six legendary screenplays (i.e., Casablanca, Chinatown, Charade, Shindler's List, Tombstone).
Larry Loftis
Is there a better life? Freedom, intellectual stimulation, a creative outlet, a mobile business ... Ian Fleming had it right ... writing from Goldeneye! Actually, Hemingway, too (Cuba, Keys, Sun Valley).
Larry Loftis
Jump rope! A good workout at the gym also works.
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