Tag Archive for ‘Debra Galant’
Tap Dancing on the Beach
Hooray and congratulations! It’s pub day for Debra Galant, whose new novel, Cars from a Marriage, “delivers wit, charm and characters who feel like next-door neighbors,” according to Booklist. So why does Debra feel like she’s tap dancing on the beach? Politicians kiss babies. I take pictures of them chewing on postcards advertising my new novel, Cars from a Marriage. I know this is neither dignified nor author-like. Nor are a lot of things I’ve been doing in the six weeks [...]
Guest Blog: Debra Galant on Being Between Novels
Exploring the Process of Coming up with the Next Big Idea I am between novels. I’ve been between novels for close to seven months now, which is typical for me. I am a slow germinator. I’m not devoid of ideas – that’s not the problem – I’m just devoid of an idea that I think I want to spend several thousand hours wrestling with. Having written three novels, I know exactly what the commitment is. This is what happens when [...]
It’s the Writing, Stupid – Part 2
The words on the page are the only things that count. (See “It’s the Writing, Stupid,” below.) That’s all well and good. But novelist Debra Galant poses an interesting question: what about those non-writing writing days? Does it count, for example, if you’re sketching notes about a character, doing historical research at the library or online, or creating an outline for the story? Does it count if you’re mulling things over while washing the breakfast dishes (what if the secret [...]
