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Apr.26.2011 Heidi Durrow and Caroline Leavitt talk about books, writing and anxiety at Reading Group Choices Heidi Durrow (The Girl Who Fell From The Sky) and I talk about writing, anxiety and more (I worship Heidi) at Barbara Drummond Mead's Reading Group Choices' new feature, Author Squared! Come read! http://blog.readinggroupchoices.com/content/blog/barbara/11/april/author-squared-caroline-leavitt-and...	Dec.30.2009 iTunes iMix for The Girl Who Fell From the Sky (Algonquin Books Feb. 2010) I often wrote in silence--no music, no radio, no sound distractions. But sometimes, I needed to conjure up a certain mood or feeling to write a new scene or passage. On those days, I'd play a single song over and over again as I wrote, until I felt like I was under the song's spell. For the sad...
Dec.21.2009 Countdown to Publication -- Fun Facts About Writing the Novel When people ask me how long it took to write the book, I answer: " Six years, 12 years, or 39!" Let me explain the 12 years answer--I started the book in 1997 when I left my job as a corporate lawyer. But at the same time, I started acting school and pursued an acting career. It's hard to...	Oct.28.2009 Honoring Our Ancestral Writers Over the summer I went to visit the final resting place of novelist, Nella Larsen. She's buried at Cypress Hill Cemetery, which is not more than seven minutes away from me. Some years back I read the biography, In Search of Nella Larsen, written by Professor George Hutchinson and was surprised to...
Aug.05.2009 It's Here: Advanced Reading Copy of The Girl Who Fell From the Sky Yesterday I received the advanced reading copy of my book. The book cover is so beautiful -- and well, it was just stunning to finally hold "my book" looking like a book in my hands. I wish February would come sooner. I can't wait to share this story!