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
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Inspiration for adventure
Every writer, every artist in another "official" medium, and every artist of life in general, needs inspiration. The good news is, inspiration is everywhere. The trick is to recognize it when we see it. Today I saw inspiration in a new friend of mine. J. is about five feet tall, and weighs something like one … Continue reading Inspiration for adventure
Forgiveness Haiku
When I teach graduate students about writing master's theses and doctoral dissertations, I ask them to write a haiku that describes their topics. I tell them: if you can't put your topic into a haiku, you don't know it well enough yet. So, as I'm working on the structure of The Law of Immediate Forgiveness, … Continue reading Forgiveness Haiku
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.
Getting Re-acquainted
My contribution to the Writers' Vineyard this month is about getting re-acquainted with the story I wrote last fall as I help it seek an audience. Update: the agent I met with at the Write on the River conference this weekend wants me to send her the first 3 chapters! Guess what I'm doing this … Continue reading Getting Re-acquainted
I’m interviewed on Long and Short Reviews
Today I'm interviewed on Long and Short Reviews. The questions asked were so thoughtful and a lot of fun to answer. Read the interview to find out one person from my past I'd like to apologize to, and what my alien characters in An Alien's Guide to World Domination have in common with Charlie's Angels. … Continue reading I’m interviewed on Long and Short Reviews
My desk – on Rita Bay’s blog!
Fellow author Rita Bay - Champagne Book Group's Author of the Year, mind you! - kindly let me visit her blog today to show off my "author's desk." Hint: It's not in my little apartment... An Author's Desk: Elizabeth Fountain - Rita Bay's Blog While you're there, check out her delightful books, including a preview … Continue reading My desk – on Rita Bay’s blog!
Some Old Ideas – a teaser
I'm thrilled to say I finally sent off the short story, Some Old Ideas, for another anthology - this one's all about sci-fi. Thrilled because the story's done, and because, well, I must confess I like the way it turned out. Here's a teaser, but you'll have to wait a while for the whole thing … Continue reading Some Old Ideas – a teaser
An Alien’s Guide to World Domination: Launch Day!
First, the thank-yous. To J. Ellen Smith, owner and publisher of Champagne Book Group, and Judy Griffith Gill, for seeing the potential in this story and being willing to support it. To author liaison Kat Hall for all her answers. To editor Virg Nelson for adding encouraging notes where the story made her giggle, even … Continue reading An Alien’s Guide to World Domination: Launch Day!
That’s magic.
World Book Night takes place on April 23; that night I’ll be giving away sixteen copies of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. As I’ve become reacquainted with Bradbury’s work over the last year, it never fails to speak to me in new and provocative ways. Preparing for World Book Night I needed to re-read Fahrenheit 451. … Continue reading That’s magic.
Elizabeth Fountain, Author 