How are you? I read (can’t remember where!) that by this point in January, people can tell what kind of person they are by how they’re tackling their new year goals. If you still have a foot in the game, bravo! If efforts are meh, quickly look for the smallest, most infinitesimal thing you can…
Writing is usually an enjoyable activity. Sometimes it can be like trying to pull quail eggs from a chicken, but mostly it’s a pleasant and gratifying experience. Plus, there are some advantages. We can listen to conversations that are not ours all in the name of research, not nosiness. We can tell people we have…
I was reading a book called Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert (author of Eat, Pray, Love). It’s a book about being creative. It made me think about the role of curiosity in being creative. Lack of curiosity is the death of creativity. And creativity makes the world go ‘round. Have you ever had a conversation…
Today. Labor Day. The unofficial end to summer. Why do we do that? Why do we hurry summer—or any season—to a close “unofficially”? We don’t bring anything but seasons to unofficial ends, or beginnings for that matter. When I’m 80, will that be my unofficial end? Did I have an unofficial beginning? Books sometimes have…
Hello and welcome to another author interview, and another chance to peek behind the curtain to see how authors work their magic. Today, I have an interview with New York Times bestselling author Lauren Kate, author of middle-grade novel One True Wish, which I reviewed here: https://gaillfontana.com/one-true-wish-by-lauren-kate/. One True Wish is the story of three…
