https://www.karencushman.com Newbery award-winning author Tue, 31 Aug 2021 16:52:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/www.karencushman.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/favicon.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://www.karencushman.com 32 32 197177275 https://www.karencushman.com/writing-stories-from-real-life/ Tue, 10 Mar 2015 12:00:39 +0000 https://www.karencushman.com/blog/?p=1425 Read more]]> How do stories spring from real-life events? You can see some examples from the 20 authors (including me) who are part of this collection, Been There, Done That: Writing Stories from Real Life, which looks at the process of taking our experiences and turning them into works of engaging fiction. I had a great time writing my pieces—so much easier than a novel. Look for the book in November from Grosset & Dunlap, and let me know what you think of “Millie McGonigal.”

]]> 2326 https://www.karencushman.com/thoughtful-nerds/ Tue, 20 May 2014 11:57:59 +0000 https://www.karencushman.com/blog/?p=1133 Read more]]> I hope you’ll share my delight at the gift of words from librarians, authors, and poets who are helping me celebrate the 20th anniversary of Catherine, Called Birdy. Thanks to everyone who contributed (librarians Edie Ching and Peggy Jackson, poet Julie Larios, authors Gennifer Choldenko, Barbara O’Connor, Augusta Scattergood, and Caroline Starr Rose), to the Nerdy Book Club, and to Kirby Larson who rallied them all together.

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