Guest Post & Giveaway: Dana Walrath on Writing from the Marrow

Guest Post & Giveaway: Dana Walrath on Writing from the Marrow

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By Dana Walrath

My first novel, Like Water on Stone, just came out (Delacorte, Nov. 2014). Of course, I’m smiling. The cover and interior of the book are beautifully produced. I’ve poured my soul into it.

“What’s it about?” people ask me.

When I tell them, “It’s the story of three siblings who survive the Armenian genocide of 1915 with the help of the guardian spirit of an eagle,” I’ve learned that I better get my smile under control.

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Guest Post & Giveaway: Dianne White on Doing the Work & Not Giving Up

Guest Post & Giveaway: Dianne White on Doing the Work & Not Giving Up

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By Dianne White

I haven’t always been a writer – at least not in the way I assume my friends who write must have been as children growing up.

I never wrote stories I couldn’t wait to share with my parents and teachers; I was not the kid who stapled lined pages together to write and illustrate my own books;

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