I have been asked by Nan Hawthorne to announce that the original stories, letters and drawings that formed the basis for her novel An Involuntary King are now available on a new blog.
The stories were written by Nan and her best friend between 1964 and 1970, when Nan was aged 12 to 17, and have a charm all their own. Nan says of them, "They are fun to read, but they should also interest anyone who encourages young people to stir their imaginations".
Wow - even though in the end a novel did result, it takes some courage to post, decades later, stuff she wrote in her teens!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Carla. I am almost done with posting the old stories, but plan to post all the ones I wrote even before deciding to turn them into a novel back in 2006 and 2007.
ReplyDeleteI hope everyone gets a kick out of this view into a couple teens who loved Donovan's song, "Guinevere" when it was first out!
Nan
Nan - you're welcome!
ReplyDeleteRick - agreed!
I guess I'm just a comedian at heart!
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P.S. The novel is much better.
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