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Tag: Heather Young

  • Posted on Wednesday, June 22, 2016Monday, June 27, 2016
  • by Heather Young

The Music That Made THE LOST GIRLS

Music is critical to my writing process. When I sat down to work on THE LOST GIRLS, I’d turn on…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, June 15, 2016Wednesday, June 15, 2016
  • by Heather Young

The Two Kinds of Story

John Gardner, the author of one of the greatest craft books of all time, THE ART OF FICTION, once said…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, June 7, 2016Wednesday, June 15, 2016
  • by Heather Young

Feeding the Muse a Cookie

This week I’m confronted by a topic that doesn’t bear much relationship to what I write: food. Unlike Jennifer’s MODERN…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, May 31, 2016Saturday, June 4, 2016
  • by Heather Young

Hell, Yes, I Have Regrets

I confess: I’m jealous of Louise and Jenny, with their nonexistent and paltry lists of regrets. Because I do have regrets.…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, May 25, 2016Saturday, June 4, 2016
  • by Heather Young

A Woman of Letters

When I was a young lawyer fresh out of law school, I was one of ten women in a class…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, May 18, 2016Tuesday, May 17, 2016
  • by Heather Young

The Memory of Water

THE LOST GIRLS was born of water. Not just any water, but the very particular lake water of my childhood.…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, May 4, 2016Wednesday, May 4, 2016
  • by Heather Young

Owning What My Book Says About Me, and Denying What it Does Not

I’ve heard it said that all writing is autobiographical. Even if you’re not writing the true story of your own…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, April 26, 2016Wednesday, April 27, 2016
  • by Heather Young

The Five Things I Can’t Stop Talking About

This week’s topic is “favorite things”, but since Louise and Jennifer already wrote clever lists of favorite things, I’m not…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, April 20, 2016Monday, April 25, 2016
  • by Heather Young

Who’s Your Role Model? A Long Overdue Homework Assignment

When my kids were in elementary school, every couple of years they’d get an assignment that asked, “Who’s your role…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, March 16, 2016Wednesday, March 16, 2016
  • by Heather Young

Bad Metaphors and Other Musings on Being Halfway to Publication

It’s halftime in the Big Game and I’m taking a moment to chill in the locker room and reflect on…

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