Since the election, I’ve been wondering a lot about what the next four years will look like in the writing space and publishing industry. And while I initially felt anxiety while talking to some writer friends–many of whom write diverse books who are already worried about book bans and how that type of rhetoric mayContinue reading “Your Story is Important”
Category Archives: Stories
As I Grow in Craft Knowledge, I Worry I’m Ruining Stories for Others
Writers: have you noticed that as you grow your craft, you often start to recognize how the sausage of the story is made when reading or watching stories for pleasure? For me, that means I inadvertently ruin the plots of movies for my family. Several years ago, my curious 12-year-old asked about the story structureContinue reading “As I Grow in Craft Knowledge, I Worry I’m Ruining Stories for Others”
Storytelling on the Field
I was a band kid. I played flute in concert band, but what I loved more than anything was marching band and performing on the color guard in high school through my four years at UNC Chapel Hill. There is nothing like standing in a sequin-adorned bolero jacket and cummerbund over a white mock turtleneckContinue reading “Storytelling on the Field”