Writers! Lookie here!

I credit much of my growth as a writer to my grad program, the Children's Literature MFA track at Hollins University. I had a bunch of fantastic professors there, and every one of them taught me something new about writing, helped me to see my work a different way and motivated me to keep going.

But my last summer there, I took a class with Scott O'Dell Award winner Alexandria LaFaye (who I interviewed here). Her no-nonsense approach to critique, as well as her spot-on insights into how to make my story more effective, truly helped me take my craft to the next level*.

Alexandria is the voice in my head pushing me to be a better writer from draft one. And with some help from you, she can help you & other writers as well. She's written a book on writing titled THE PRIMED MIND. Unfortunately, the independent press that's willing to publish it cannot afford to do so at this time without some financial assistance from Alexandria. And she can't finance it all herself, so she's going back to the days of Mark Twain and Walt Whitman and asking for subscriptions:



Click on the widget above to go to "Priming 'The Primed Mind'" to see what Alexandria has to say. I promise this isn't a scam, this is someone I know, trust and wholly respect. And she isn't asking you to help out for nothing- donations of varying amounts are eligible for 'rewards' ranging from sample chapters of the book to a 30 page manuscript critique.

Every little bit helps, so please check out the site and help bring THE PRIMED MIND to writers everywhere.



*Please do not take this as commentary on any of my other professors' teaching abilities! They were all wonderful, but something about the timing of Alexandria's class & her approach just clicked with me.