Anne Bartin

Anne Bartin asked Elan Mastai:

Elan, How do you as a writer get yourself into character to write as one of your protagonist or antagonists in your books? I have often wondered that about older adults who write for ages 13-18 year olds. Do you talk to many teenagers about their lives, hang out with them, etc.? I am a writer too and write Memoir and that is easy because I am writing what I know. I think it would be hard to write YA. Thanks, Anne

Elan Mastai An interesting question. I often use music to get me into a specific frame of mind. So I might assign certain songs or bands to a character that I listen to when writing them. Or I'll go for a walk and think about how the character would see the world around them and get a running commentary in my head from that character's point of view. Sometimes I even record myself talking as them and transcribe it. There's no one way to do it, just whatever works for you as a writer.

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Dee

Dee asked Elan Mastai:

Simply a comment?: I love the pacing of your writing. Your ability to convey a scenario concisely without making a chapter bloated and overblown. PLEASE maintain your way of writing! Do not become one of those authors that thinks 1,000 bloated pages (which should have been condensed down to 400) is optimal because you are doing the equivalent of loving your own "voice". Love, love, love this book!

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