Alice Kuipers's Blog: Book Club, page 42

wordbookstores:Last night in Jersey City, Irvine Welsh and...

wordbookstores:

Last night in Jersey City, Irvine Welsh and Nathan Larson had a truly fascinating conversation about all kinds of things, including (but very much not limited to) UK vs. US slang; Welsh’s mother’s opinion of his new book, The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins; and the author’s American accent, which he described as “John Wayne on steroids” but we found really quite passable — and far better than our attempts at Scottish accents, truth be told.

Would have loved to be there!

Dreaming of waking up here after a nap…

Dreaming of waking up here after a nap… 

A beautiful writing prompt for today - it helps me think about...

A beautiful writing prompt for today - it helps me think about where ideas come from. After you’ve watched it, use the images and ideas to inspire your own writing. A story today? A poem? Let me know what you end up writing…

Best-Selling YA Author Alice Kuipers Shares Her Triumph Over Panic Attacks in Her Teen Years - Atlantic Canadian Publisher For Young Adult Authors | Fierce Ink Press

Best-Selling YA Author Alice Kuipers Shares Her Triumph Over Panic Attacks in Her Teen Years - Atlantic Canadian Publisher For Young Adult Authors | Fierce Ink Press:

Bestselling author Alice Kuipers publishes a short story with Fierce Ink Press called Ten Minutes, which tells of her teenage struggle with panic attacks.

slightlyignorant:Hanging Bookcase by Theen … on Flickr.I...

slightlyignorant:

Hanging Bookcase by Theen … on Flickr.

I love the little birds on top!

Anatomy of a Panic Attack

Anatomy of a Panic Attack:

anomalously-written:

(tw: triggers, panic, etc.)

A panic attack is a sudden surge of overwhelming anxiety and fear. Your heart pounds and you can’t breathe. You may even feel like you’re dying or going crazy. Left untreated, panic attacks can lead to panic disorder and other problems. They…

Lots more information here for those of you who’ve read my short on panic attacks and who have questions: http://fierceinkpress.com/authors/alice-kuipers/

teachingliteracy:(by consuelo.torneromartinez)Imagine you...

teachingliteracy:

(by consuelo.torneromartinez)

Imagine you found a book in the grass (okay, if you live in Saskatoon like I do, you’ll have to imagine you find the book in the snow). Open the pages, what does the book contain? Write 500 words…

explore-blog:Meals from beloved books, cooked and photographed –...

explore-blog:

Meals from beloved books, cooked and photographed – from The Bell Jar (above) to Moby-Dick to Alice in Wonderland, and many more. 

Think about the food your character has eaten recently. What? They haven’t eaten for 200 pages? Why not? What we choose to eat is very revealing of character. Describe your character (or a character if you’re not working on anyone specific) ordering or making a meal and eating it. How can you add tension and conflict to the scene?

"As he sat there, he began to cough."

“As he sat there, he began to cough.”

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Michael Crichton, from Timeline (via the-final-sentence)

Use this line to start a story - or finish it if you prefer. Or maybe slip it in the middle. Be sure to write at least 500 words…

the-girl-and-her-books: I find photos of books sooo soothing

the-girl-and-her-books: 

I find photos of books sooo soothing