Saturday, April 13, 2013

Igniting and writing by firelight

Talk about spontaneous combustion!

Writing by firelight

This blog post by my former student Jenny Lundquist—author of Seeing Cinderella and the brand new Plastic Polly, both by Aladdin M!X—ties in beautifully both with the title of my blog, and with the title of my forthcoming book. [More about that tomorrow, I hope!]

I never would have thought of writing by firelight, and not just because I'd set the chimney on fire if I tried to use the tiny coal-burning fireplaces in my Victorian house. But since the power is always going out in the little town where I live, maybe I should try something like it. It seems like a wonderful way to tease yourself out of a stubborn block.

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