Things that inspire me to write #64: Christianne’s Lyceum of Literature and Art
It started with a short story and a night of open mic. Pretty soon I was coming to writing workshops, volunteering with kids’ zine-making groups and even worked as a program assistant at one point,...
View ArticleThings that inspire me to write #18: New Girl the Novel
Whoot! whoot! for Joan…mostly. I ran into a woman I used to be in a writing group with this afternoon and found out one of the manuscripts she was working on, New Girl during our sessions was released...
View ArticleThings that inspire me to write #7: Rachel Vincent’s idea fog
Anything two feet ahead of me no longer exists and the sky is a constant slate of white. The fog has settled on my part of the world and doesn’t seem to be going away any time soon–and I’m starting...
View ArticleThings that inspire me to write #5: Meg Tilly
She acts, used to dance, and has published a growing list of highly acclaimed Young Adult novels. Meg Tilly is one of those people that have the annoying tendency to excel in whatever art they take...
View ArticleThings that inspire me to write #3: Eleanor Updale’s The Last Minute
Like setting and conflict, time is one of those Important Novel Elements discussed in every writing class I have ever taken. When does one scene take place in relation to another? How is that...
View ArticleMeg Tilly is coming to town!
Yay! Meg Tilly has come out with another Young Adult novel, A Taste of Heaven, and though I haven’t read it yet, hello, it has rainbow sprinkles on the cover—what more can a person really ask for?...
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