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We'll be back to our regularly scheduled program next week. Keep an eye out for the continuation of our February Poetry Month (focusing on Novels-in-Verse). Stay warm!
“I once heard Jane Yolen say that ideas are all around us, that they are like leaves, and we just have to notice them. I find when I’m tuned in to being creative, paying attention, or being mindful, when I’m taking things slow and not just rushing through my day to check off my to-do list, I notice the ideas around me.”
“Write what your heart wants to write, and pursue ideas that make you excited. Don’t worry about trends or predictions - because by the time you finish, the trends and predictions will have changed.”
“Some writers of speculative fiction may conjure entire worlds out of pure imagination. Not me! There’s no way I could bring my fantasy and science fiction worlds to life without filching whole great chunks from this world. I’m going to offer a few examples of productive pilfering in my own work, and suggest how a little larceny might benefit yours, as well.”
Anne-Marie Strohman (co-editor) writes picture books, middle grade novels, and young adult short stories and novels. She is a teacher, an editor, and a scholar. She is an active member of SCBWI and holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts.
Find her at amstrohman.com and on Twitter @amstrwriter