Shawna
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Chris Bohjalian:
I started reading Close You Eyes, Hold Hands last night. I can't imagine a leaf igloo would keep anybody warm in the kind of weather that we have been experiencing lately. I'd like to know if you have a set writing ritual when you are working on a book. Do you write for a certain amount of hours per day, or at certain times of the day? I'd love any time-management advice you can give. Thanks.
Chris Bohjalian
Hi, Shawna. Thanks so much for reading and writing.
I was very impressed when I learned of the homeless teens building igloos made of trash bags packed with frozen leaves. I never lived in one, but at the very least they kept those kids alive -- and that was on the eastern shore of Lake Champlain in the winter.
I write everyday beginning around six a.m., and I write until lunchtime. My goal is to produce 750 to 1,000 words.
My February 22 newspaper column will reveal one of the things I do most days before starting writing. I always repost that column here on my Goodreads blog.
Stay tuned.
Thanks again!
I was very impressed when I learned of the homeless teens building igloos made of trash bags packed with frozen leaves. I never lived in one, but at the very least they kept those kids alive -- and that was on the eastern shore of Lake Champlain in the winter.
I write everyday beginning around six a.m., and I write until lunchtime. My goal is to produce 750 to 1,000 words.
My February 22 newspaper column will reveal one of the things I do most days before starting writing. I always repost that column here on my Goodreads blog.
Stay tuned.
Thanks again!
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L.B.
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Chris Bohjalian:
My book club just finished reading your book the “The Lioness;” and we all were wondering who’s perspective was it for the prologue? At first, it was thought to be Katie’s, but then after discussing it and looking back, we weren’t sure if maybe it was Billy’s? It was a fantastic book for our group. We all had a great time discussing all the parts, and perspectives and actions of the characters.
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