{"id":681,"date":"2010-09-22T09:30:19","date_gmt":"2010-09-22T14:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jessicaleader.com\/blog\/?p=681"},"modified":"2010-09-22T09:32:23","modified_gmt":"2010-09-22T14:32:23","slug":"nice-and-mean-and-me-on-cynsations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jessicaleader.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/nice-and-mean-and-me-on-cynsations\/","title":{"rendered":"Nice and Mean and me on Cynsations"},"content":{"rendered":"

You know that writer whose blog is read and referenced far and wide? \u00a0The one run by a faculty member at Vermont College of Fine Arts (the finest grad school in all the land) where you can’t believe she has time to learn about and connect with so many professionals\u00a0because she also is hugely prolific as a writer and has many devoted advisees? \u00a0I’m talking about Cynthia Leitich Smith and her blog, Cynsations (obviously.) \u00a0And I am honored to say that I am today’s New Voic<\/a>e–the new writer she interviews for her blog.<\/p>\n

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That's Cyn. She's a hoot.<\/p><\/div>\n

Some come on down to Cynsations, read what I have to say<\/a> about outlining vs. plunging into the story, how teaching has influenced my writing, and writerly self-promotion. \u00a0And then stick around and click through to read some other new voices!<\/p>\n

(On a side note, the playwriting program I teach for is called New Voices. \u00a0We’re just voicey all over the place here!)<\/p>\n

And on a p.s. note: On Monday, I talked to 250 kids at Scribner Middle School in Indiana! \u00a0They were awesome. \u00a0The auditorium was huge and I walked with my hand-held mike up the aisles, just like Oprah. \u00a0Photos of that to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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