Listen to KUOW's 94.9 Sound Focus to hear me talk about my mother and what it is like to grow up with a schizophrenic parent. Sarah Waller and Jeannie Yandel are wonderful producers and hosts. They welcomed me into the studio and let me wear the headphones and talk into the big spongy yellow microphone. In a recording studio the silence around the spoken word is the most beautiful sound I've ever not heard. At the edge of speech there is this magnificent quiet. If you'd like information about when Running for My Life will be available please contact me at: ann@anngonzalez.com ******************************************************************************************** Starting in February of 2008 I'll be teaching an on-line course, The Trials and Triumphs of Teens: The Keys to Writing Great Stories for Young Adults. The class is offered through Women on Writing, you can find out more at: We'll use Newbery Honor winner, Kirby Larson's, Hattie Big Sky, and Nancy Lamb's, Creating Stories for Children, as our guidebooks for understanding the secrets of creating compelling and powerful stories for young adults. I'd love to have you join me, and other writers in this exciting journey.
Kirby Larson, author of Newbery Honor Book, Hattie Big Sky