Debbie Viguie on “Is it harder to write the first book as opposed to the second (or third, or fourth) or does it depend on the content of what you are writing?”

Viguie Debbie — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:30:00 +0000

The first book is hard because everything is new and you’re setting up the ground rules for your universe and the patterns you’re going to be following. In many ways the first book is the hardest part of writing a series. That’s because, if you’ve done everything right, you’ve had to do all the work of set-up and outlining where the overall story arc is going to go in that first book. For the ones that come after it’s like filling in the blanks. You know that you have to reach point C in the overall arc and that you want to have this joke reoccur or this character grow in a certain way. So, I very much believe the first one is the hardest.

Even so, though, there can come a time when a book further down the line becomes harder to write, not because you’re not sure what you want to do, but because you’re bored or growing tired of the characters or are already working on the next series in your head. I call this burnout and if you’re not careful it can make your last book not more difficult than the first but certainly more frustrating.

Debbie Viguié on “If you could have any super power, what would it be?”

Viguie Debbie — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:30:14 +0000

I would love to be able to fly. I had so many dreams when I was little that I could soar just like a bird. I think it would be awesome. I love feeling the rush of wind in my face, which is why I like things like roller coasters and driving on the freeway with all the windows rolled down. I love going up in airplanes and helicopters and the more turbulence there is, the more I enjoy it. Most of my favorite comic book heroes are the ones that don’t have super powers (Batman, Green Arrow, etc.) but even when I was little I wanted to fly just like Superman. Realistically, though, I would just love to have ANY super power! I can think of dozens of great uses for all of them.

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Debbie Viguie on “Is it harder to write the first book as opposed to the second (or third, or fourth) or does it depend on the content of what you are writing?”

Debbie Viguié on “If you could have any super power, what would it be?”