By Carol Grannick on December 19, 2010
I’m so pleased to present this interview with Kate Messner, author of the brand-new SUGAR AND ICE ( Walker, 2010) and THE BRILLIANT FALL OF GIANNA Z. ( Walker 2010 ).
Here, Kate generously discusses writing resilience – having it, pumping it up, and reinforcing its importance in the writers’ journey.
If you struggle with [...]
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By Carol Grannick on July 6, 2010
I’m so excited to share an interview with author Jenny Meyerhoff about creating and maintaining resilience on the writer’s journey. If you struggle with holding on to your resilience, or simply need an occasional ‘lift’, notice how deliberate Jenny’s choices are about how she stays creative and productive. Note, as well, how important is her [...]
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By Carol Grannick on May 25, 2010
I invite you to enjoy this wonderful, immensely instructive interview with children’s author Kathi Baron, whose first novel, SHATTERED (Westside Books, 2009) has the concept of resilience at its core.
In addition, though, Kathi’s responses to my questions are superb examples of the creative brain’s response to negative and positive thinking and emotion. You’ll see [...]
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By Carol Grannick on March 23, 2010
When writers share their struggles with staying resilient and persevering on the writing journey, it helps us all. This is the first of The Irrepressible Writer interviews with writers published, unpublished, known and unknown.
Here, a Houston-based critique group, Will Write For Cake generously shares their thoughts, feelings, struggles and tools for maintaining resilience. First, meet [...]
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