Kayla Olson, debut author of THE SANDCASTLE EMPIRE, out June 6, on writing secret songs in middle school, hearing the rhythm of books, words as a puzzle, writing to the same thunderstorm for years and years, and the closest she ever came to quitting.
Kayla Olson Show Notes
Sara Zarr’s episode of First Draft
The Babysitter’s Club by Ann M. Martin
Full House (TV show)
Fuller House (TV show)
Patty Griffin (musician)
Sandra McCraken (musician)
NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)
LOST (TV show)
Story Engineering and Tips for Writing Your Novel with Larry Brooks (video)
Story Engineering by Larry Brooks
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
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