Caroline Starr Rose

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A Little Inspiration

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The bulletin board above my desk holds all sorts of treasures: 
  • Irene Latham‘s Plot is a Verb postcard
  • a flyer from my first author event
  • a photo of a statue erected to honor pioneer women
  • two quotes from J. Anderson Coats
  • a silly VIP name tag from my 2007-2008 fourth graders (they gave me a “most likely to be a famous author” award)
  • a great last name  — Folkenflick (any NPR listeners recognize this?)
  • an anonymous, kind response during a First Pages reading session at SCBWI-MI 2004
  • a card Schwartz and Wade sent along with my very own copy of May B.
  • a song called Why Do We Hunger For Beauty? that always makes me cry
  • a faded purple 3×5 that holds May B.’s original plot line
  • a picture of me as a mid-grader
  • pins for various books and debut author groups
  • a tag from a Caroline Rose jacket…too fun to throw away!
  • a heart necklace on a yarn chain
  • my portrait, drawn by my nine-year-old
and my latest addition, four words Sheila O’Connor shared after attending a writing workshop. They’re what all writers need:
  • endurance
  • patience
  • commitment
  • passion

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Comments

  1. Melissa Sarno says

    June 18, 2012 at 1:15 pm

    Oh I love this. I need to get me an inspiration board… hmm.

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  2. Irene Latham says

    June 19, 2012 at 10:30 pm

    Beautiful. Love everything. And how true are Sheila’s 4 words?!

    Reply
    • Caroline Starr Rose says

      June 21, 2012 at 11:15 pm

      I know.

      Reply
  3. Mia says

    June 20, 2012 at 1:12 am

    I love your inspiration board!

    Reply
  4. Caroline Starr Rose says

    June 20, 2012 at 2:41 am

    It’s funny. I never planned to make my bulletin board be an inspiration board, but that’s what it has become.

    Reply
  5. Elana Johnson says

    June 21, 2012 at 11:12 pm

    What a lovely board! I need to get me one of these.

    Reply

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