2024-03-09 09:00:18 What inspired you to start writing? In fifth grade, I loved both art and writing. My teacher told my mother, “Encourage her writing over her art.” Which meant I was no good at art, LOL. Also,…
2024-03-08 12:00:32 What inspired you to start writing? Burnout and boredom. Seriously, though, I always loved to write – submitted my first sci-fi short story to Asimov’s Magazine when I was in elementary school! (It was kindly rejected.) Then I…
2024-03-07 09:00:06 What inspired you to start writing? I’ve been a reader for as long as I can remember. During one particular book club meeting, I found myself criticizing a book and then saying, “But they wrote a…
2024-03-06 12:00:55 What inspired you to start writing? It’s difficult to pinpoint that definitive moment when the lightbulb went on, I picked up the quill, and I decided I was going to become a writer. But I do remember being…
2024-03-05 09:00:29 What inspired you to start writing? I have been a storyteller since I remember myself. I was an only child and I spent most of my time immersed in books, making up my own stories to…
2024-03-04 12:00:41 What inspired you to start writing? Growing up an only child on an isolated horse farm in Texas, I amused myself reading and wandering in nature. The farm animals and barn cats became my captive audience, I’d either…
2024-03-03 09:00:50 What inspired you to start writing? I’ve been writing since I could hold a pencil so I think it must be in my genes. My late Mum used to write short stories so that may have…
2024-03-02 18:19:53 What inspired you to start writing? I was telling stories, and acting out plays with friends before I could write. Then when I could write, my mom started paying me $2 a page to egg me on. I…
2024-03-01 09:10:08 Trigger Warning: This article addresses mental health. This month on Holistic Horrors we take a brief look at the role of poetry in promoting well-being and connectiveness. Numerous studies suggest that this is the case. For example, in…
2024-03-01 09:00:53 The Journey is Never Done. Kind of Like Housework. Kathryn Ptacek We’ve come a long way, baby. Well, if you were alive many decades ago, you’d recognize that as the advertising jingle—somewhat altered—by a tobacco company…