by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Aug 5, 2021 | Book Writing Research Process, Writing Inspiration
I discovered a new quality about myself this week. Something I always knew I possessed but never specifically defined or acknowledged: I absorb and catalogue life stories from everyone I meet. Interestingly, most of the time I’m not even consciously aware that I’m...
by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Jul 12, 2021 | Book Writing Research Process, fiction writing, Writing Inspiration, Writing Process
It should come as no surprise to those who know me that I love to write. So, when I was asked recently why I love to write, I simply answered, “I love telling stories.” But as soon those words left my lips, I realized why I love telling stories. I learned the art from...
by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Jun 7, 2021 | Book Writing Research Process, fiction writing, Writing Process
If you’ve read my novels, you will have noticed I like to incorporate murder into all of them. Indeed, killing a character—whether a protagonist or an antagonist—is a form of psychotherapy for me. It is subconsciously cathartic. In fact, each “killing” probably equals...
by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Apr 29, 2021 | fiction writing, Writing Inspiration
Choosing what I like better—creating characters for my novels or developing the actual storyline—is akin to a asking a mother to pick her favorite child. No doubt, she would likely say it depends on the day and her mood. Clearly, gripping characters drive a novel’s...
by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Mar 29, 2021 | Disciplined Decisions, Reading Enjoyment
A friend of mine I will call “Sam,” who is an avid reader, confessed to me the other day that she hadn’t read a book in quite some time. In fact, she’d completely lost interest in reading. What??? She’d always have novels lined up, reading one after the other. She’d...
