![]() Become a student of everything-then you’ll have plenty to write about. I think it is more important to be passionate about the world. Sometimes people talk about having a passion for writing. Writing is full of surprises, just like reading.ĭo you have any advice for future authors or illustrators? Blythe Woolston lives in Billings, Montana. The Freak Observer is a startling debut about death, life, astrophysics, and finding beauty in chaos. When her younger sister dies, 16-year-old Loa's clockwork galaxy collapses. For eight years, Loa Solliljas world ran like one of those mechanical models of the solar system, with her baby sister, Asta, as the sun. I think the desire to tell stories is instinctive, like the waggle-dance of bees, but I wrote my first book because I wanted to read it. Blythe Woolstons first novel, The Freak Observer, won the William C. The Freak Observer is rich in family drama, theoretical physics, and an unusual, tough young woman Loa Lindgren. The Freak Observer is about death, life, astrophysics, and finding beauty in chaos. ![]() Why did you want to become an author or illustrator? Ursula LeGuin, Sir Terry Pratchett, William Makepeace Thackery. ![]() Who are your top three favorite authors or illustrators? “But what our eies have seene, and hands have touched we shall declare.” (Written by a 16th century plagiarist-about the “fact” that barnacle geese grow on trees.) ![]() I give pride of place to the book that taught me to be a reader, The Magic Boat by Lula Wright. What was your favorite book when you were a child? Writing books is a new way for her to love reading. She has also worked as a writing teacher, library clerk, and production coordinator for a computer book publisher. Right now, she makes her living indexing scholarly books. ![]()
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