A Spark to Your Writing Life as We Begin 2022: Claire Datnow's Invitation
The start of a new year brings excitement as many of us try to put together a set of goals to accomplish in the coming 365 days. For many of us AWC members, we likely have completing a new literary work as one of our top priorities.
To help get our creative ideas flowing, Claire Datnow is offering a blog series about her own writing process, with the hope that it will help many other authors find their own ideas and inspiration.
Here is more information from Claire about her project:
ACW members are invited to follow my my blog, “Eco Adventures: A Writer’s Journey.” This blog will provide a behind-the-scenes peek into my creative process as I write A Whale’s Lament, the second novel in my Climate Change trilogy: Fire, Water, and Air. The trilogy is inspired by the ancient Greeks who believed there were four elements, earth, water, air, and fire. The first published book of the trilogy, Red Flag Warning: An Eco Adventure, focuses on the element fire. The second book, which I am currently writing, will focus on water. The third book will concentrate on the theme of air.
I hope my blog will spark ideas for your own writing and illustrate techniques for seamlessly weaving science facts together with story telling. Your questions are always welcome at: cldatnow@me.com
To begin reading my blog: visit mediamint.net and SUBSCRIBE for free. I will then add you to my mailing list so that you can read each episode that tracks my writing progress.
Claire Datnow was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa, which ignited her love for the natural world and for diverse indigenous cultures around the globe. Claire taught creative writing to gifted and talented students in the Birmingham, Alabama Public Schools System. Her published works include a middle grade Eco mystery series, The Adventures of The Sizzling Six. She received numerous scholarships and awards, including, The Blanche Dean Award for Outstanding Nature Educator, the Alabama Writers Cooperative Middle Grade Award, and Monarch Mysteries (Book 6 eco mystery series) long listed for the Green Books Award. During her tenure as a teacher, Claire and her students developed a nature trail, recently named in her honor as the Alabama Audubon-Datnow Forest Preserve.