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Comment on A Storm Brews in Piper’s Reach by Reflecting on the Piper’s Reach Interviews | 1000 Pieces of Blue Sky

Reflecting on the Piper’s Reach Interviews | 1000 Pieces of Blue Sky — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:49:11 +0000

[...] While Laura followed up on her previous interview, Judge got a first crack at digging the dirt. Like Laura he directed some questions specifically at Adam or I (because honestly, I have no idea on the question of jelly fish and breast implants). Instead I got to explore the erroneous first impression of Ella-Louise being gay when she first met Jude and Judge tried to get me to ‘fess up just what Jude was feeling guilty. Given there is no consensus among the readers on just what happened I probably just add more food for thought with my answers. [...]

Comment on A Storm Brews in Piper’s Reach by Interviewed by Judge Whisky | Post Marked: Piper's Reach

Interviewed by Judge Whisky | Post Marked: Piper's Reach — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 23:31:28 +0000

[...] last week’s interview with Laura Meyer? You can read it here, including an interesting discussion in the comments section about strengthening craft by [...]

Comment on A Storm Brews in Piper’s Reach by adampb

adampb — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 10:13:17 +0000

*sings* I still haven’t found the cardigan I’m looking for.
I think the medium of letter writing forces you into the skin of the character, as it is an intimate and personal form. It does make you inhabit the character more. What it also does is push out other characters out of your head for other stories because it is such an intense emotional process that it is hard to invest time in another head space.
I do find I can separate myself from Jude. He has pushed out other projects (but that’s also due to teaching full time), and he is a character I can inhabit. There have been times, like Jodi, where I can feel the blurring between my life and Jude’s. And there are other times when he is a fictional character and I treat him as such. However, I am emotionally invested in Jude, as much as I am also invested in EL.
To answer the question, it’s a great way to develop a character, but you have to know where the boundaries between fiction and reality lie. As I said in the interview, Jude has grown into a fully fledged character, but there are still parts of him that we are yet to see. They will come out in Season 2, but right now, it’s interesting to occupy his headspace considering the maelstrom he’s currently in. It’s intense, draining, exhilarating, exciting.

Comment on A Storm Brews in Piper’s Reach by Jodi Cleghorn

Jodi Cleghorn — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 09:54:29 +0000

For me, in terms of strengthening craft, I’ve learned to trust… to let go and become an authentic channel for the character. There are times when I’ve stopped myself from writing because I know it is “ME” writing and not Ella-Louise. I’ve come to know her voice as unique and different from my own. I come out of trance like focus at the end of a letter and re-read and think… woah, where did that come from? Ella-Louise is a bit like possession (but to add to what I wrote on FB)… I have to stop and remind myself that she is not real. She’s not pottering around painting walls on a cottage in Strawberry Lane, listening to music and lost in memories of Jude. Those moments are a bit like a slap in the face… because she’s so very real for me.

I agree with Adam about the characters possessing headspace (and I’d have to say heart space). It has been like falling in and out of love, and back in love again… all the while unable to get off the rollercoaster ride. I’m not surprised both Adam and I are struggling a little to get back to our longer WIPs.

As an aside – the process of writing this has brought me back to writing again, with a force and passion that I feared was gone. I owe so much to this project, to Adam and to regular readers/fans such as yourself Rus. Everything I have written this year, if you trace it far enough back, has it’s roots in Piper’s Reach.

Comment on A Storm Brews in Piper’s Reach by Rus Vanwestervelt

Rus Vanwestervelt — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 03:27:22 +0000

WONDERFUL INTERVIEW! I am beyond obsessed with these letters and the whole process involved in its creation, its planning, and its execution. Kudos to both of you for such an incredible job in Season One, and leaving us with one hell of a cliffhanger. My post-interview question is this: How does this help you as writers in developing characters? To live vicarously through their letters must be an extraordinary experience that will strengthen your craft… I would imagine, at least….

Comment on A Storm Brews in Piper’s Reach by New Piper’s Reach Interview | 1000 Pieces of Blue Sky

New Piper’s Reach Interview | 1000 Pieces of Blue Sky — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 10:08:45 +0000

[...] Laura hosts us today and does a stellar job of putting together an insightful interview interlaced with her own incisor commentary. [...]

Comment on A Storm Brews in Piper’s Reach by Jodi Cleghorn

Jodi Cleghorn — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 09:36:45 +0000

So I’ve been outed as the one with the cardigan fetish – sheesh!

The interview has been put together beautifully Laura and it’s so lovely to read someone else’s take on it. Hope there have been lots of people stopping in to read.

Comment on A Storm Brews in Piper’s Reach by im not the messiah ... just a very busy mum

im not the messiah ... just a very busy mum — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:44:43 +0000

It’s always a pleasure to have you two over

Comment on A Storm Brews in Piper’s Reach by adampb

adampb — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 01:28:56 +0000

Thanks for having us today, Laura. Writing this series has been an absolute blast.
Adam B @revhappiness

Comment on A Storm Brews in Piper’s Reach by Interviewed By Laura Meyer | Post Marked: Piper's Reach

Interviewed By Laura Meyer | Post Marked: Piper's Reach — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 23:47:59 +0000

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