"Every period in one's life, I saw, bustles with novel worthy passions, dilemmas and energies specific to that age. With each passing era a new novel is possible and a potentially great book you could have written slips away into noveling oblivion."

-Chris Baty, No Plot! No Problem!

Independent Component 2

Independent Component started out as a series of short stories that I would write in different places to try and draw connections between settings and how much they affected what type of story a person writes. Looking back on that original idea, I find it sort of silly. I was pretty much setting myself up for failure. If I went out to write with that Idea in mind, there wouldn’t be a doubt that I would only make the most obvious connections. During the actual writing process I would convince myself to write about where I was and assume I was right about my theories.

So instead of going through with my original plan I’ve decided to take a different path. Instead I’m going to be focusing on a question that has proven essential to one of my answers.

“Why do you write?”

link to full IC 2

Things you learn at the library

Shelf read: Meaning to wander around the library and make sure books are where they are supposed to be.

The quietest spot in the : The L section of the picture book corner.

Favorite thing about the library:

When kids decide to be best friends because they are both in the library

"Sentiment and nostalgia are fatal for fiction. One must go into the territory of the imagination with sure feet, not fainting with glorious misery."

-Lynn Freed

New Link!

I added a new link for The Write Practice. I just found this website, which has become a great source for inspiration as well as research! It's filled with articles of advice and lessons for authors at all ages. It's absolutely lovely and I can't believe I've gone so long with out it. It has been a treasure, and if you are interested in checking it out, its to the right under the links section!

"When I write a novel I'm writing about my own life; I'm writing a biography almost always. And to make it look like a novel I either have a murder or a death at the end."

-Beryl Bainbridge

Camp Wrimo

I recently talked to one of my Nanowrimo friends about writing this April. Apparently there is a Camp Wrimo that let's you set your own goal but is otherwise the same as Nanowrimo. While I don't think I will be participating in Camp Wrimo, I agreed to come to a few write ins! It would just be so fun to be back in that writing environment! I've really missed it these last few months. It's funny, before Nanowrimo I didn't consider myself a writer and I never thought I would enjoy it as much as I do. It's crazy how much 1 month can change you! I have no regrets and I can't wait for the write ins.