Stacey Dighton Author

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Do you prefer to publish in print format or eBook? Do you focus solely on one or the other, or do you do both? If you do both, what typically works better for you? #writingcommunity #authorsoftwitter #authors #shortstories #novels

Have you ever had any of your works translated for a foreign market, and if so, what was your experience? Was it worth the hassle? Was the translation accurate? Or was it an experience you would rather forget? #AuthorsOfTwitter #WritingCommunity #authors #novels #shortstories

@carmen_author Watch out for the hidden camera 😂

@Stacey_Dighton Mind reader! Back when I started writing in my 30s, I thought I wanted to be a romance author. I have an entire printed MS waiting for me to burn. I woke this morning thinking just that since I know I’m never publishing it.

Have you ever thrown a whole completed WIP in the trash? If so, what drove you to that nuclear conclusion, and did you come out the other side with a positive outcome? #writingcommunity #authorsoftwitter #authors #novels #shortstories

@carmen_author That's so good!

@Stacey_Dighton All I wanted was to publish my father’s story. When it did, 25 years later in 2017, I kept writing. All that’s come after has been a whirlwind of ups and downs I live for. I’m working on book 7 & short prose and poetry in between. I’ll hit my 100th publication this year, I hope.

What were your aspirations when you started your writing journey? Have you achieved them? If so, what's your single biggest tip for success? If not, how far along the path are you, and do you remain optimistic? #writingcommunity #AuthorsOfTwitter #authors #novels #shortstories

@KarenEisenbrey That's fantastic. Good luck!

@Stacey_Dighton It's so long ago, I barely remember, but I think I aspired to finish a novel, get it published, and have readers. I have done all of those things, and that first novel will finally be published this year.

@BertsosTim Keep searching, or better still, do it yourself.

@Stacey_Dighton My goal: to write a book and have it published and find out that people enjoyed reading it. That's it, and anything else I gain from it would be frosting. I have the manuscript, and am still trying to find a publisher.

@tony_auffret The main thing is to have a plan, isn't it? Progress is the key, even if it's slow.

@Stacey_Dighton My aspiration was to exceed my expectations, which were realistic and not especially high. Haven't got there....yet, probably still on step 2 or 3 of a longer journey. Optimistic? No, but stubborn enough to keep on trying.

@deal_ef That's awesome.

@rachfacelogic @BerkleyPub Looks great. I love the cocktail stick detail.

What's your thoughts on mixing POVs within a scene? Do you do it? Do you avoid it like the plague? Does it bother you as a reader, or are you happy to go wherever the author takes you? #writingcommunity #authorsoftwitter #authors #novels #shortstories

@barb_avon Totally.

@Stacey_Dighton Hmm... I'd say it's Cris Corelli, an ex-priest. The book is called "Sacrilege" so you can imagine the rest 😂

Who's the most controversial character you've ever written and why? Did they do something devious? Were their beliefs unpopular? Or were they just simply all-out bad? #writingcommunity #authorsoftwitter #authors #novels #shortstories

@tony_auffret Intriguing. Keep the audience guessing.

@Stacey_Dighton Or is the most controversial character the one who is still masquerading as one of the 'good guys', but I haven't yet revealed the dastardly truth about him....or her?

@Ginnah_K Just keep schtum. They'll know who they are.

@Stacey_Dighton Honestly, probably my current main character. Helen is remarkably similar to a real person, and I never intended it. If I had, I would be dragging that person's character through the mud. Lol

@MrsMVana Sounds crazy, but fun.

@Stacey_Dighton I once wrote a story about an immortal pumpkin born to a biking village, who thought he was a tomato and fell in love with the Fuhrer during the World War. He ended up blowing up the castle in my hometown, miserable with his life at the bottom of a river.

@ddwardiswriting That sounds awesome.

@dystopianauthor A great point.

@judegaves Ouch. I guess that gave you lots of inspiration.

@Stacey_Dighton I’m ashamed to admit, it was my mother. My father told me that after my sister passed, and she hid her mink coat from me, “She never really liked me”. It’s easy to imagine what kind of evil can come out of someone when you’re told that😢