Caroline Starr Rose

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Folding Laundry? Walking the Dog?

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Consider passing the time by listening in on the recent interview I did with Barry Eva of A Book and a Chat. Download the podcast here.

Here are some highlights and where to find them in the interview:

2:00 — Magic tricks with Caroline the Great
3:25 — Laura Ingalls Wilder’s influence on my writing
5:40 — Deserts: Saudi Arabia and New Mexico
9:20 — Marmite, Vegemite, and Promite

11:00 — Poetry in the classroom
17:40 — Reflections on the word “poet”
19:00 — How MAY B. came to be a verse novel
20:30 — Emily Dickinson’s poems and Gilligan’s Island

23:35 — Books I wrote before MAY B.
24:20 — Roald Dahl’s writing advice
26:20 — Inspiration behind MAY B.
29:30 — MAY B. and dyslexia
34:15 — Mail order brides
36:05 — MAY B. overview
37:03 — sod houses

41:05 — more on MAY as a verse novel
43:40 — A little secret about my exposure to verse novels
44:47 — My publication journey
49:00 — The amazing Karen Cushman
49:35 — The Classes of 2k11 and 2k12

53:50 — Future projects

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Filed Under: May B., publication, the writing life

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  1. inluvwithwords says

    December 5, 2011 at 9:46 pm

    Great interview. As as a fellow writer who is in the midst of my own first novel in verse, I thoroughly enjoyed hearing about your process with writing May B. (I can’t wait to read it, btw.)

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  2. Mia says

    December 6, 2011 at 10:09 pm

    I love how much ground you covered in your interview!

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  3. Liesl Shurtliff says

    December 7, 2011 at 4:24 am

    I have a mountain of laundry to fold tomorrow. I cant wait for the discussion on Vegemite. It sounds as good as Spam, maybe.

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  4. Kimberley Griffiths Little says

    December 7, 2011 at 2:58 pm

    Can’t wait to listen to this – after my company leaves next week! 🙂

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  5. Caroline Starr Rose says

    December 7, 2011 at 3:32 pm

    Thanks, all! It was really fun. Sadly, Liesl, I’ve never tried Spam. 🙂

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