Whee! I got to do another author interview, this time on Literarily Speaking. In this one, you can learn where in the world I'd love to travel (hint: it's a place where people are famed for their politeness), who else in my family writes (hint: it's not my brother the tattoo artist), and one of … Continue reading Interviewed on Literarily Speaking
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Worlds of the Imagination – Guest Blogger
Today, I'm hosted by some of the lovely writers, imagination pioneers, and fellow Champagne Book Group authors over at their blog Worlds of the Imagination. Take a gander, and check out their work while you're there! Here's a teaser: Suddenly the story came to life, and I began to explore the ways science fiction and … Continue reading Worlds of the Imagination – Guest Blogger
Inspiration, Part 2
Maybe I should do a whole series on finding inspiration, as right now, it seems to be everywhere. I'm reading voraciously to help develop what my old psychology professors might call a "felt sense" of the middle-grade reader. On a whim I picked up The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster from the Ellensburg Public Library. I … Continue reading Inspiration, Part 2
Review of An Alien’s Guide on Long and Short Reviews: Four Stars!
Shameless "tooting one's own horn" alert: An Alien's Guide to World Domination received a four-star review on Long and Short Reviews. Read it all here. Best of all? It's thrilling to know this story touched a reader. I hope I never get over being floored by that.
Guess I’d better go find out…
It's been quite a week since An Alien's Guide released on April Fool's Day. I'm amazed at the ways readers have responded so far. I hope this story continues to touch people, make them laugh and wonder who else in our world might be from another planet, for a long time to come. And, tonight, it … Continue reading Guess I’d better go find out…
Guest Blog on Long & Short Reviews
Thanks to the lovely people who love books at Long and Short Reviews for featuring my guest blog this week! Here's a taste, and look for the giveaway at the end... Fiction: More Real Than Reality I woke up from a dream, a dream of two people conversing on a bridge. One said to the … Continue reading Guest Blog on Long & Short Reviews
Creation: It’s contagious (Project Create)
It is, as a friend of mine said, contagious. This idea of committing to doing something crazy and wonderful, like writing fifty-thousand words of a novel in thirty days, or publishing a new demo song each week for a whole year, or walking a labyrinth at least once a day, or getting a short story … Continue reading Creation: It’s contagious (Project Create)
Recalibrating
Just finished a "short" story I started writing last fall. It's a lot different than my usual writing voice, a bit on the dark side, and one of the longer stories I've written. Here's a short excerpt that seems to resonate with current world events. My editor friend suggests, quite gently, that there is no point … Continue reading Recalibrating
The Archive Project
There's a new excerpt from the novel - click on The Book page to read the whole thing. This is how the excerpt starts; it is the beginning of the novel; or so it seems... Chapter One: The Archive Project The night everything changed for Louise Armstrong Holliday, her mind was filled with one thought: This … Continue reading The Archive Project
Fables Are Fiction
I'm working on writing a longer fable about vulnerable sheep, greedy wolves, a trickster goat, and a greek chorus of cats. Meanwhile here is a short fable inspired by the last two weeks. And remember, fables are fiction. Once upon a time there was a dog who lived among wolves. He protected his flock of … Continue reading Fables Are Fiction
Elizabeth Fountain, Author 