Alice
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Ruta Sepetys:
Hi Ruta, I read your books last year at school; I especially loved "Out of the Easy". I've always dreamt of being a writer but find it hard to maintain my creative writing amongst all my schoolwork. Would you have any advice on how to keep up my writing?
Ruta Sepetys
Hello Alice!
I'm so thrilled to hear that you're a writer! I completely understand that it's difficult to find time to write when you're so busy at school. I clearly remember being so exhausted when I was in school, I had no creative energy left to write. My advice is to be gentle with yourself. Don't give yourself difficult deadlines or force writing because it could steal your joy and love of the craft. Approach it in small pieces. Give yourself a small writing prompt, or try to write in a "sprint" - just five to ten minutes here or there. And perhaps carve out time to write in the early morning, over the weekend, or during a vacation. But if you don't even have time for that, don't worry about it. Think about your stories when you're driving, walking, or on breaks. "Mind writing" can be equally effective. And keep reading. Reading nourishes a writer's creativity!
Best of luck. You can do it!!!
I'm so thrilled to hear that you're a writer! I completely understand that it's difficult to find time to write when you're so busy at school. I clearly remember being so exhausted when I was in school, I had no creative energy left to write. My advice is to be gentle with yourself. Don't give yourself difficult deadlines or force writing because it could steal your joy and love of the craft. Approach it in small pieces. Give yourself a small writing prompt, or try to write in a "sprint" - just five to ten minutes here or there. And perhaps carve out time to write in the early morning, over the weekend, or during a vacation. But if you don't even have time for that, don't worry about it. Think about your stories when you're driving, walking, or on breaks. "Mind writing" can be equally effective. And keep reading. Reading nourishes a writer's creativity!
Best of luck. You can do it!!!
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Kylie Flynn
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Ruta Sepetys:
Hi Ruta! After reading "Out of the Easy", "Between Shades of Gray", and "Salt to the Sea", I've concluded that Emilia is by far my favorite historical fiction character EVER (though all your characters are spectacular). Her story is so powerful and heartwrenching to me. What inspired you to make her particular story/perspective one of the main focuses of "Salt to the Sea"? -Kylie
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