One of the books that is on my TBR list this summer is Blood Red Road by Moira Young. It's a novel set in the future after the land has been ravaged and now mostly a wasteland of dust. The main character Saba is forced to go forth into the unknown world and search for her twin brother who was kidnapped. I recently read some thoughts from the author about her journey to writing this book as well as some of her influences. This stood out for me: "I didn’t plan this book. When I did, … [Read more...]
Unplanned Novels
June 16, 2011 Read Comments
Filed Under: Authors, Books, Writer Journey Tagged With: Moira Young
Novel Therapy
June 14, 2011 Read Comments
Last Wednesday, I went to reading and book signing by Tayari Jones, author of Silver Sparrow. I have been a fan ever since I read her first novel, Leaving Atlanta. I love going to author readings, because I like to see how the author inflects the words and it gives me an idea of how the writer envisions her own work. Plus, there's usually a discussion afterward, which for me is always interesting. This novel deals with two teen girls whose father is a bigamist. However, his two "wives" … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Authors, Books Tagged With: Tayari Jones
What Writers Want
September 8, 2010 Read Comments
Last week I had a blog post about what readers want and now I'm pondering this question: What do writers want? I've been thinking about this lately ever since reading Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins. While I won't be discussing spoilers here, I'm still not quite sure how I feel about the book. There have been many discussions about it though. Some heated discussions about the dark turn of the last book in the Hunger Games trilogy and how some readers are disappointed in the ending. … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Authors, Books Tagged With: Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins
Writing Through the “Dip”
April 26, 2010 Read Comments
I've stumbled across a writer who has given me LOTS of food for thought lately. Seth Godin, isn't a fiction writer --- his area is actually marketing and new media --- but I still feel intrigued about what he has to say. And even though Seth Godin's expertise is not in fiction, his blog is something you should definitely check out. One of his books, The Dip, focuses on goals and why/when you should quit them (and they are valid reasons). What is the Dip? According to Godin, it is … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Authors, Books, Writing Inspiration Tagged With: goals, Seth Godin, The Dip
