Writing takes a community, sharing ideas and supporting one another. In Christchurch, we are blessed to be surrounded by so many talented writers willing to share their experiences with others.
In today's interview, Soraya Lane talks about how she too has those moments of self-doubt, even though she has been a successfully published author for over 10 years. It's a tough road, and Soyara has advice for aspirings authors based on her experience within this industry.
Interview with Soraya Lane
CanterburyWriters: Hi Soraya, Thank you so much for agreeing to talk with us. There are so many questions that one might think of to ask you about your writing and your writing career so far, but why don't we focus on the questions that shows that you're exactly like every other writer out there.
When did you first start writing?
Soraya: To be honest, I’ve always been writing. I recently found old exercise books from when I was maybe 10 yrs old, full of scribbled stories, and then an old folder full of very dark poetry and partial chapters from when I was in high school. But I started to write seriously when I was about 19yrs old, in my final year of studying law. It took me two years to write that first manuscript (historical romance, circa 100k words) and after that I was hooked on writing romance.