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Vicky Alvear Shecter:
If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?
Vicky Alvear Shecter
OMG, this is such a difficult question! I honestly can't settle on one and here's why: most fictional worlds are rife with chaos and danger if they're at all interesting and well....I'm kinda averse to chaos, danger, and life-threatening situations! I'm much happier READING about them instead of living them.
Since I write about the ancient world, I'm often asked if I ever wanted to travel back in time and live in those eras. My answer to that is that I would only ever go back if I could be a rich, landowning, male-citizen because for everyone else life was MISERABLE. Truly terrible for most people, especially women. So, sad to say, I prefer to travel to different eras and different fictional worlds only in my imagination so that when I'm done, I can close the book and re-enter a world where I have rights, freedoms, and opportunities! What about you?
Since I write about the ancient world, I'm often asked if I ever wanted to travel back in time and live in those eras. My answer to that is that I would only ever go back if I could be a rich, landowning, male-citizen because for everyone else life was MISERABLE. Truly terrible for most people, especially women. So, sad to say, I prefer to travel to different eras and different fictional worlds only in my imagination so that when I'm done, I can close the book and re-enter a world where I have rights, freedoms, and opportunities! What about you?
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Vicky Alvear Shecter:
Hi Vicky! This isn't the first time I've asked you a question—I hope you don't mind. :) I hope to become an author someday, and I am still young, but looking for a way to get my writing noticed. I'm a very self-conscious person and I am self-conscious about my writing as well. I was wondering if you knew any good ways to get noticed—like writing contests? Thanks 😊
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