MUSINGS ON LIFE AND WRITING WITH SARAH BUCKLEITNER
It's Wednesday night--almost 10 p.m. on Wednesday night--and I'm sitting on the couch next to a sleepy cat and a husband who's absorbed in a book. For the last few months, I've had posts for this blog scheduled out for weeks, and sometimes months, at a time. But over time, sick kids, travel, and the … Continue reading On Catching Up
Warning: this post contains spoilers to Little Birds and Other Small Magic. Read at your own discrection. One of the most common questions I get about Little Birds and Other Small Magic is how much of the story and characters are based on events and people in real life. The answer: a lot. I stole … Continue reading On Stealing from the Real World in Writing Fiction
Note from future-Sarah: This post was written before our move from Georgia to New Jersey, in 2022. Since then we've moved again (though hopefully for the last time), and again grappled with the roots we severed and the places we'll miss. I decided to finally publish it because it still rings true, and I thought … Continue reading On Creativity in Times of Turmoil
Hi folks, For some time now, I have been (slowly) working on a second book that's part of the Small Magic universe. Slowly is the key word. I was reflecting tonight (as I rocked a sleepy baby), that it's been almost three years since I started writing this sequel (or prequel?) to Little Birds and … Continue reading On Writing Updates: Book Two, Book One, and the Blog
I've been struggling to think of what to say about this whole publishing business. I'm a complete newb to the industry, so it's not like I can offer tips or wisdom. I also don't necessarily want to be placed in a position of teacher. I'd much rather learn alongside my readers (and from them, too!)--we're … Continue reading The Story of my Story
I vividly remember the first time I struggled with writer's block in a serious way. It was the summer between my sophomore and junior year, and I'd just spent a glorious month doing nothing but going for long, luxurious runs in the woods with our dog, meeting up at Barnes and Noble with my boyfriend, … Continue reading On Writer’s Block
Recently, we moved back into my childhood home. On one of our first weekends back, I was cleaning out what would soon be my son's closet (which happened to be the closet that I had spent my own childhood stuffing chock full of stuffed animals, prom dresses and board games), and I pulled out a … Continue reading On Finding An Audience
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