Today we have author Delia Latham joining us to tell us a little bit about her writing life. Let’s see what she has to say!
Thank you for joining me today for my Wednesday Writer’s Write series! Let’s get started…
What is your brainstorming process for a new book?
Oh, dear … is there supposed to be a process? 
Seriously, I’m not sure I have one. Usually, once I have an idea, I mull it over in my head until it’s thoroughly “germinated”—meaning I have a basic mental storyline laid out—then I sit down and start writing. The closest I come to actually brainstorming is picking my friend Sally Laity’s brain if run into a snag.
Can you explain your typical work week day?
Out of bed around 9 a.m., get the hygiene thing done, pour a Dr. Pepper over ice (sorry, people, that’s my morning caffeine) and head for my office. I’m there all morning. Afternoons are supposed to be reserved for housekeeping and other non-writing related activities, but many days find me still pounding away at my keyboard well past my “clock-out” time.
Tell us about when you made the decision to write.
I won an essay contest in third grade, and the result was that I was seriously bitten by the creative writing bug. From then on, I was never without paper and pen. I wrote poems, songs, little stories and articles; I pioneered a newspaper for the private school I attended from 5th grade through 12th; I kept diaries. Writing is in my blood. Always has been. I first got paid to write as a staff writer for my local newspaper. But through all the years of doing these little odd pieces of writing, I promised myself a novel, and through the grace of God, that dream finally became a reality.
What suggestions do you have for aspiring writers?
Find yourself a writing space: a corner, a room, a closet, whatever, and make it yours. Go to your writing space every day, at the same time every day, and write—for a specified length of time. That’s how habits are developed, and that’s how writers become writers. One other thing: Never, never, never, never, never never, NEVER give up!
Tell us about what you’re working on right now and what we can expect from you in the near future.
I just signed a contract with The Wild Rose Press for Yesterday’s Promise. This is a reprint (originally published under the title Almost Like a Song), and I’m very excited to have the story available again.
I’m working on a trilogy based on a Christian dating service called 
Solomon’s Gate. The first book is finished, and I’m well into the second. Plus, I’m playing with a follow-up to Yesterday’s Promise, and have plans for one other book in that collection, as well.
Wow, sounds great! Looking forward to reading more of your work, Delia! Thank you for joining us! For the rest of you interested in reading more about Delia and her books, check out her website here. Stay tuned for next week’s Writers on Writing!
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Tess, thanks so much for allowing me to visit! I enjoyed answering your questions. Blessings!