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Guest author - Melandra Anne Ford
Jan. 7th, 2014 01:43 pmI came across Melandra via my old mucker ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
stevie_carroll, who was squeeing about "Track Limits", which is set in the world of motor racing, which we both love. Anybody who writes about that needs to be invited here!
So Melandra, what inspired you to start writing?
About 25 years ago, I was at home with a new baby, away from family and friends, in a new house and town, with my husband working away from home, so I was looking for a new challenge, and something to fill the time. The other initial push was more fundamental – I discovered fandom and fanzines. And in those pre-Internet days, with horrendous postage costs and the complexity of international money orders, having a story published in a fanzine, and getting a complimentary copy, was the only way I could realistically manage more than a couple a year. Back then, I did write some original things, but found it rather frustrating, as there was no ‘market’ for it, so for a long time I concentrated on fandom. When I fell, almost by accident, into motorsport, I gave up on writing fiction for many years, being too busy with press releases, interviews and other factual stories. But then, two years ago, when I stopped writing creatively at work, I needed another outlet… ( Read more... )
stevie_carroll, who was squeeing about "Track Limits", which is set in the world of motor racing, which we both love. Anybody who writes about that needs to be invited here!So Melandra, what inspired you to start writing?
About 25 years ago, I was at home with a new baby, away from family and friends, in a new house and town, with my husband working away from home, so I was looking for a new challenge, and something to fill the time. The other initial push was more fundamental – I discovered fandom and fanzines. And in those pre-Internet days, with horrendous postage costs and the complexity of international money orders, having a story published in a fanzine, and getting a complimentary copy, was the only way I could realistically manage more than a couple a year. Back then, I did write some original things, but found it rather frustrating, as there was no ‘market’ for it, so for a long time I concentrated on fandom. When I fell, almost by accident, into motorsport, I gave up on writing fiction for many years, being too busy with press releases, interviews and other factual stories. But then, two years ago, when I stopped writing creatively at work, I needed another outlet… ( Read more... )
