Emily Ellet

1.  Reading Deprivation is best while on vacation. I guess I didn’t really mention it in my last post, but most of that first experience of RD occurred during a vacation (this one, actually).  My schedule consisted of extensive relaxation time on a beach, and eating out with friends, which complemented RD perfectly.  Because then I can focus on writing things, on disengaging from Facebook, on letting things pile up and knowing I’ll have plenty of time to get back to them.  Ne

Our peers were aghast (though I’m not sure they would have known what the word meant), but I have very fond memories of playing outside, creating intricate worlds with Legos and Little Tykes, and of reading.  A movie was a once-a-week treat, it seemed, primarily on Friday nights when we had “Silly Dinner” – a.k.a. whatever you wanted, as much as you wanted.  (My dinners usually consisted of popcorn, ice cream, and cheddar cheese; in retrospect, this would have been such a gre

Anyway, as I emotionally closed the cover, I had the strangest realization: while I have fallen in love with many books, stories, and characters over the years, the once that have most impacted me all have something in common – they’re all about writers: Jo in Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (both the June Allyson and Wynonna Rider movies, as well as the book) Judy in Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster (the book; though I love the Fred Astaire movie, it’s not the same) Cassand