Ask the Author: Laurel Decher
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Laurel Decher
It's a cliche, but the best thing about writing is being "in" the story. If you've tried it, you know what I mean. If you haven't, it can be like dreaming on paper (and gives you all the same pleasures and pains that your regular dreams do!) The delight of something surprising and wonderful popping up never gets old.
Laurel Decher
HOW TROUBLE WITH PARSNIPS GOT STARTED: In school, I was the girl who didn’t sharpen her pencil because she didn’t like going up in front of the classroom.
The pencil sharpener is too noisy! Everyone will look at me.
For years, I didn’t know what my teachers looked like, but I have the tile memorized. TROUBLE WITH PARSNIPS is about a much braver and more inventive person, the kind of person who looks up and sees everyone. The kind I want to learn to be.
As a grown-up, I went to a Toastmasters International club that helps people learn how to speak up in the right way at the right time. It’s like Girl or Boy Scouts because you can earn “badges” for learning how to stand up in front of others. :)
At the time, I was a Girl Scout Leader, so our Troop tried everything out at our meetings. Nobody looked at the floor. After a while, the girls ran the whole meeting. It was cool.
So I started writing about a princess who didn’t think she could ever give a speech.
The pencil sharpener is too noisy! Everyone will look at me.
For years, I didn’t know what my teachers looked like, but I have the tile memorized. TROUBLE WITH PARSNIPS is about a much braver and more inventive person, the kind of person who looks up and sees everyone. The kind I want to learn to be.
As a grown-up, I went to a Toastmasters International club that helps people learn how to speak up in the right way at the right time. It’s like Girl or Boy Scouts because you can earn “badges” for learning how to stand up in front of others. :)
At the time, I was a Girl Scout Leader, so our Troop tried everything out at our meetings. Nobody looked at the floor. After a while, the girls ran the whole meeting. It was cool.
So I started writing about a princess who didn’t think she could ever give a speech.
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