Ask the Author: Roger E. Bruner
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Roger E. Bruner
Definitely Narnia. I would thrill at being able to worship Aslan in person.
Roger E. Bruner
Where is everyone? I've been left behind?
Roger E. Bruner
That's a tough question. I do a fair amount of reading, and I have dozens of unread books on my Kindle. I'm currently reading one of Ann Tatlock's novels; I don't usually read historical novels, but she is SO good. Even though I don't write suspense or cozy mysteries, those are my favorite books to read. When I get in a quandary about what to read next, I'll usually pick up a James Rubart novel to reread. I wish I could give you a more detailed answer. I'll be attending a Christian writers conference next week, however, and I'll undoubtedly pick up books by some of the faculty and maybe by fellow attendees as well.
Roger E. Bruner
I'm afraid my life has not been a very mysterious one. However, I'm adopted and--because my adoptive parents got really upset at the idea of me trying to find my birth parents--I honored their wishes while they were both still alive. For whatever reason, I didn't look during the years since their deaths. Perhaps the potential mystery plot would not be a sudden desire to search for my biological past, but a revelation of some really strange reason why I chose not to.
As much as I enjoy reading suspense and an occasional cozy mystery, I don't believe I could write a mystery. But if I ever decide to try, I'll keep this idea in mind. *big smile*
As much as I enjoy reading suspense and an occasional cozy mystery, I don't believe I could write a mystery. But if I ever decide to try, I'll keep this idea in mind. *big smile*
Roger E. Bruner
I don't pay much attention to fictional couples except while reading a book, so it's the rare couple I will even remember a couple of days later.
As tempted as I am to say Romeo and Juliet, I'd be hard-pressed to give an accurate explanation. "Just because they're famous" won't work.
However, I'm rather fond of some of the couples in my own novels. Mattie and Gus Gospello come to mind (from The Devil and Pastor Gus) because Mattie is unselfish to the point of allowing herself to die (perhaps needlessly) while Gus is so giving even though he's totally naive about what's going on with Mattie. If you've read Pastor Gus, you understand what I'm talking about.
As tempted as I am to say Romeo and Juliet, I'd be hard-pressed to give an accurate explanation. "Just because they're famous" won't work.
However, I'm rather fond of some of the couples in my own novels. Mattie and Gus Gospello come to mind (from The Devil and Pastor Gus) because Mattie is unselfish to the point of allowing herself to die (perhaps needlessly) while Gus is so giving even though he's totally naive about what's going on with Mattie. If you've read Pastor Gus, you understand what I'm talking about.
Roger E. Bruner
When my wife and I were visiting an area where I used to live, we reconnected with several couples I had been friends with and who had been friends with my ex- and me. We ate out with one couple and then went back to their place to visit for a while. For some crazy reason, I started thinking later, "Wouldn't it be interesting if one of those couples had divorced but--for our sake--were hanging out together briefly to keep us from finding out?" I have no reason to think that actually happened, but the idea turned into DO I EVER.
Roger E. Bruner
I'm currently revising DO I EVER, a quirky romantic novel about two couples who try to hide their pending divorces from one another. Although I had considered it finished, I discovered in looking at it again recently that it needed more work. It's VERY difficult to ever call a manuscript finished.
Roger E. Bruner
Don't try to get published too soon. The quality of what you publish--especially if you self-publish without getting professional editing--is likely to make you look back on that work as something you don't want people to view as being typical of your (lack of) ability. I know. *sigh*
Roger E. Bruner
As a Christian writing Christian fiction, I find the best thing about being a writer is knowing that I am touching lives in a significant way rather than just entertaining my readers. But I'm glad to be doing both.
Roger E. Bruner
If the problem is writer's block on my work-in-progress, I go back and reread it from the beginning. That generally makes something click in my brain about what out to come next.
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