Juuh Palmeira PK
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Penelope Douglas:
Hi!!! I'm here again!! (I know I do a lot of questions, sorry for that lol) I saw an review from you in your Fall Away book where you said it was the book that you were most proud of. Now, years later, having written a lot of diferent things and more books, you still feel that way? <3
Penelope Douglas
Hi, Juliana!
That's a really hard question to answer now. I've grown stronger is my knowledge and resolve to tell a certain story. I want to make sure I "say" something in each book. Something important.
So with experience, I've stopped following all the advice given to me and to trust my instinct. I know what I like. I know what my readers like (hopefully).
In short, I've stopped bowing down every time someone tries to change the story I want to tell. That's not to say I don't listen to editors. Every writer needs them, but I have a message I want to convey, and I make sure to preserve that in the writing and editing process.
So knowing that, it's very hard to say which book is my favorite now. They're all very special in some way. Bully cemented my love for love-hate romances, Falling Away, I felt, had better banter, Corrupt was where I felt I truly grew in plotting and crafting a novel, Punk 57 had a message from my past I really needed to get out, and Hideaway will most likely be where I finally let my imagination run wild with every twisted little idea I've ever had but was too afraid to let people see.
I'm not sure what happens when I run out of things to say, but for now, I'm really happy with what I'm writing.
Thanks for the question!
That's a really hard question to answer now. I've grown stronger is my knowledge and resolve to tell a certain story. I want to make sure I "say" something in each book. Something important.
So with experience, I've stopped following all the advice given to me and to trust my instinct. I know what I like. I know what my readers like (hopefully).
In short, I've stopped bowing down every time someone tries to change the story I want to tell. That's not to say I don't listen to editors. Every writer needs them, but I have a message I want to convey, and I make sure to preserve that in the writing and editing process.
So knowing that, it's very hard to say which book is my favorite now. They're all very special in some way. Bully cemented my love for love-hate romances, Falling Away, I felt, had better banter, Corrupt was where I felt I truly grew in plotting and crafting a novel, Punk 57 had a message from my past I really needed to get out, and Hideaway will most likely be where I finally let my imagination run wild with every twisted little idea I've ever had but was too afraid to let people see.
I'm not sure what happens when I run out of things to say, but for now, I'm really happy with what I'm writing.
Thanks for the question!
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