Breathe the air, drink the drink - Caroline Starr Rose
Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.— Henry David Thoreau, Walden| Caroline Starr Rose
Recently on my annual writing retreat, I found a note I left for myself in August 2024. I’d just started a journal with an idea for a new middle grade. (That idea quickly fizzled, but a new one soon followed that I started experimenting with a few weeks later at my 2024 retreat. Same notebook.... The post A reminder why I’m not hustling. appeared first on Caroline Starr Rose.| Caroline Starr Rose
Be an unstoppable force. Write with an imaginary machete strapped to your thigh. This is not wishy-washy, polite, drinking-tea-with-your-pinkie-sticking-out stuff. It’s who you want to be, your most powerful self. Write your books. Finish them, then make them better. Find the way. No one will make this dream come true for you but you.— Laini... The post On Writing appeared first on Caroline Starr Rose.| Caroline Starr Rose
Please tell us about The Unexpected Lives of Ordinary Girls. The Unexpected Lives of Ordinary Girls is set in Colorado in 1910, and it’s about a girl named Stanislava who’s growing up in a working-class Slovenian-American community. While she loves her big traditional family, she often feels stifled by the expectations placed on her. When... The post An Interview with J. Anderson Coats, author of The Unexpected Lives of Ordinary Girls appeared first on Caroline Starr Rose.| Caroline Starr Rose
Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.— Henry David Thoreau, Walden| Caroline Starr Rose
These discussions between Mac Barnett and John Klassen are phenomenal. This one has me itching to (finally!) take Dear Genius off my shelf, a collection of letters between Ursula Nordstrom, most influential children’s book editor of all time, and her authors.Good Books for Bad Children :: Looking at Picture Books Several readers have asked about...| Caroline Starr Rose
I spent a glorious week (July 26-August 2) in Chautauqua, NY at the Chautauqua Institution. Chautauqua was started 151 years ago as a summer program that offered educational and spiritual classes for Sunday School teachers. Since its founding it has expanded exponentially. Now in the course of a nine-week summer schedule, over 100,000 people come...| Caroline Starr Rose
Having interviewed Megan earlier this year about her latest book, AWAY, I enjoyed this conversation she had with Roger Sutton of The Horn Book.Megan E. Freeman Talks with Roger :: The Horn Book “In February 2023, Casey Family Programs reported that according to the U.S. Department of Justice, approximately 1.8 million individuals were incarcerated in...| Caroline Starr Rose
In this riveting coming-of-age survival story in verse, a fire lookout-in-training must find her courage when a wildfire breaks out.| Caroline Starr Rose
