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The Bitch blog has one of the best interviews with me. Thank you, Ellen Papazian, for asking awesome questions.
What do you think about it? Let them know in the comments section of their blog and/or here. They are also looking for suggestions about other YA novelists to interview? Whom do you think?
Ready…
Today’s advice: "I am not a writer except when I write." Juan Carlos Onetti
Set….
Today’s prompt: Movement = story.
Today you are going to take a walk. Or a run. Or you are going to draw circles on a sidewalk and hop between them. If all else fails, you are going to close your eyes and rock back and forth.
The movement of your body will help move your story. I swear.
You have a mantra to repeat while you are moving your body through space and your mind through time. Here it is.
_________________ (insert name of character) wants __________________ (insert character’s desire), but then ________ (something) happens and ___________ (make up something)
You might want to write this mantra on your hand. On a piece of paper at the least.
Ideally? You are going to say this out loud. Over and over again.
Once you have filled in the blanks, repeat it, dreaming up another scene.
You might feel dumb, but who cares? You are creating art. Your are summoning ideas out of the ether. You are entitled to look and feel a little silly, if that’s what it takes.
Warning: be prepared to be flooded with ideas. If this happens, you have permission to stop moving and write them down. But start moving again the instant your mind starts to wander.
Scribble….Scribble…. Scribble…