How does nora roberts write

Each book is different. It takes as long as it takes. I try not to think about how long a particular book is taking to write. How many drafts does it take you before the book is just right? In general I do a first draft fairly quickly. Once I have that initial draft, I know my characters more intimately, know the plot line more cohesively, so I can go back to page one and go through it all again, fleshing out, fixing little problems, finding where I went wrong and adjusting it, or where I went right and expanding it.

Adding texture, sharpening the prose. Then I go back to page one again, for the third draft, polishing, making sure I hit the right notes. If it feels right after that, I send it to my agent and editor. If it doesn't, I go back and try to find what's not working. No book is perfect. I try to send in the best book I can write at that time. And I trust my editor to tell me if it can be made better. Where do you find the time to produce so quickly? You don't find time, you make time.

Nobody instills the habit of discipline and the shadow of guilt two essential writer's tools like a nun. What inspires you? I don't believe in waiting for inspiration. It's my job to sit down and figure out what to write. How do you keep your books fresh?

I don't have any tricks. For me each book is the first book. It's new to me each time. There are so many different kinds of people in the world, and creating characters as people, mixing those people together, builds a different conflict each time.

There are 88 keys on a piano. Think of the different music made from them. Can you explain your working environment? I write in my office. My husband, who is a carpenter, added a third floor on our home. We live in the woods and the office features a large window in front of my workstation and skylights.

I see nothing but trees when I look out. It's full of light and very roomy. It's a nice comfortable place to work. Her advice to aspiring writers What advice would you give writers starting out today?

Write what you read for pleasure. Concentrate on the work, on making the story better. Whatever the market. Most of all have fun with it. Where can aspiring writers go to learn about the business? Join a local writers' group. Those interested in writing romances should join the Romance Writers of America. They have chapters all over the country and offer a great deal of information and support. How important is it to attend writing conferences?

I think writing conferences are invaluable. If only for the contact, the perk of being able to talk with people who do what you do. For the beginning or aspiring writer there are so many workshops that can help map the way through the maze of publication. Friendships made through conferences make the business human.

On the business front, it's a chance to meet and talk to editors and agents. What should aspiring writers know about Nora Roberts? That she started out as an aspiring writer, too. We all spring from the same dream. Why did you start writing books under the name J. I write quickly. That's just my natural pace. As a result, my publishers had considerable inventory of my books for publication. My agent and editors suggested I write under a different name.

I didn't like the idea, really dragged my feet on it. It took about two years for me to be convinced to try it. My agent explained it this way And the light went on in my head! I got it!

I agreed to try it if I could do something a little different. I still didn't see the point in writing straight romance or romantic suspense under a different name. That's when Eve Dallas and Roarke walked on the page. Why do you enjoy writing as J. Robb and revisiting the same characters? I enjoy writing romantic suspense and was intrigued by the idea of adding a little science fiction to the mix.

I could create my own world! I felt that while the toys may change, people remain basically the same. I enjoy that tremendously. How did you come up with the name J. How many more Eve and Roarke books can we expect from you? I have no plans at this time to stop writing about Eve and Roarke. More books are planned for next year. Though I used to write every day of my life. I had too many depending on me to take a risk. So I became a whiner and full of excuses.

If you had that issue how did you overcome it? Thanks for your time. I am agreeing with Marsha, Carol, and Tracey The last several JD Robb novels have been stiff, plastic, lacking in the characters interactions that made the novels so fascinating. The story line is there, but the humor and writing talent is missing. I really hope Nora Roberts is ok There hasn't been a book from Nora Roberts that I haven't read and enjoyed!!

I love her style and her characters in both her Nora books and her J. Robb books. I have favorites that I read and re-read and they never get old. They are favorite old friends that I love to visit. When I first listened to her J. Her books are my ultimate escape and entertainment Thank You, Nora Roberts, for many , many hours of pure enjoyment!! I have several other favorite authors that I read and enjoy but Nora Roberts is always at the top of my list!!

I love and appreciate your talents and your craft and I take my hat off to you!! Thank You!!. I haven't heard the last two In Death series books yet but I am constantly re-listening to them from the beginning. Audio book junkie here and it all started with J. Robb I've been mesmerized by this series for close to 10 years and have never been disappointed in a single storyline. Maybe people are too uptight and critical which happens to be my perception of how some of the 'reviewers' sound Maybe take a step back and remember what drew you to her books in the first place.

Everyone evolves as time goes by. I, for one, plan to enjoy every second of my favorite author's heart and soul poured out into these stories for as long as humanly possible. To all the complainers, why don't you try doing what Ms. I thought, leap it into the future but close, not like tentacles, more speculative future.

This month, she publishes the 50th novel in what was originally set to be a trilogy, Golden in Death , in which Dallas and her team are after the killer of a model husband and father. Shortly after her debut as JD Robb, and riding high in the charts, Roberts received a nasty shock. Lawyers were hired on both sides, and Roberts discovered further plagiarism. Today, she still publishes four to five books a year, including two JD Robbs. She rises early, 5. A Roberts novel can be many things. The futuristic cop stories of JD Robb.

The post-apocalyptic horror of Year One. The home renovation focus of the Inn at Boonsboro trilogy — Roberts herself lives near the small Maryland town of Boonsboro, where she owns a hotel, fitness centre, restaurant and boutique and where her husband runs a bookshop.

The repartee is sharp, the ties between characters meaningful, the dilemmas disturbing — one protagonist is the daughter of a serial killer; another survives a mass shooting. Last year, it emerged that a romance novelist had allegedly plagiarised a host of authors, including Roberts.