Elania Davisdon and I sat down for a Q&A recently. Here’s a sample:
Now that the world has changed due to a pandemic, how has your writing changed?
Pre-pandemic, I always had the house to myself but now my wife and kids working and taking classes at home I’ve had to deal with a few more distractions. On the flip side, having everyone around and knowing I only have X-number of distraction-free periods each day keeps me from procrastinating and these past few months have been some of my most productive.
The pandemic hasn’t changed my current book in progress, but it might affect the next one. It would be nice to say these are unprecedented times but the more I see the range of reactions to Covid-19, it seems like we’re no different than humans dealing with other pandemics like Spanish Flu, Cholera, or the Black Death. For all the advances we’ve made in medicine and building a modern, rational society we’re still just as flawed and biased as our ancestors.Â
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Many writers in the present either write far more or find themselves unable to write. Have you experienced one or the other in this life-altering time we now live in?
I’m writing far more than usual, partly because my family is now around to see me if I slack off, but also because it’s great escapism. Plus, as the author, I have control over what happens. Good can triumph over evil, cleverness can overcome brute strength, and hope is never lost no matter how desperate times might seem. It beats the hell out of reading variations on the same headlines every day.
Ain’t that the truth! Fiction has certainly helped us cope in these times, whether as reader or writer, or watching a show on Netflix and others đŸ™‚
Check out the rest of the interview over at elainajdavidson.blogspot.com. While you’re there, be sure to check out her genre-bending Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels!
