Ask the Author: Dawn C. Crouch
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Dawn C. Crouch
I'm always scrambling for writing time so I can't say that writer's block really applies but every now and then I face a blank page. The best thing to do is just start typing something out. It may be terrible but I always know that I can go back and rewrite. You can't rewrite or fix anything if nothing is there!!
Dawn C. Crouch
I'm currently working on two projects. First up is the next booklet of the Garage Ballet series which will be released in March. The title and subject? Check back and keep a lookout for the pre-order announcement!
My next novel is a supernatural suspense thriller based on a Rocket City urban legend, Dead Children's Playground.
Drost Park is a children's playground nestled between three sheer cliff walls of an abandoned rock quarry across the street from Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama. Legend has it that after a rash of child abductions plagued Rocket City, some people say in the forties, others in the sixties, the bodies of the murdered children were found in the park.
Dead Children's Playground is a real place. Look it up! A real park that I've personally visited many times. To read. To think. Just for a picnic.
But rumor has it that the beautiful playground harbors the children's ghosts. Why do they linger? What if their play is disturbed? What are their deadly secrets? I've always wondered...
My next novel is a supernatural suspense thriller based on a Rocket City urban legend, Dead Children's Playground.
Drost Park is a children's playground nestled between three sheer cliff walls of an abandoned rock quarry across the street from Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama. Legend has it that after a rash of child abductions plagued Rocket City, some people say in the forties, others in the sixties, the bodies of the murdered children were found in the park.
Dead Children's Playground is a real place. Look it up! A real park that I've personally visited many times. To read. To think. Just for a picnic.
But rumor has it that the beautiful playground harbors the children's ghosts. Why do they linger? What if their play is disturbed? What are their deadly secrets? I've always wondered...
Dawn C. Crouch
The absolute best thing about being a writer is getting to write! When writing fiction, I love that all the characters in my novels have to do what I tell them to do as if I'm some kind of powerful wizard. Sometimes the characters argue with me, but in the end, they must do what I say! As you know, this is very unlike "real life" where hardly anyone does what you ask. Maybe sometimes and for that I'm grateful!
When writing nonfiction, aka, the Garage Ballet series, I get to write the stories that I've told to my students in my classes for many years and it's so rewarding to see the "old tried and true" stories down in print. A lot of fun! When do I tell stories in ballet class? While the students are catching their breath! I've had parents and students tell me that they love my ballet classes but really appreciate the ballet stories!
When writing nonfiction, aka, the Garage Ballet series, I get to write the stories that I've told to my students in my classes for many years and it's so rewarding to see the "old tried and true" stories down in print. A lot of fun! When do I tell stories in ballet class? While the students are catching their breath! I've had parents and students tell me that they love my ballet classes but really appreciate the ballet stories!
Dawn C. Crouch
BALLET HELPS EVERYTHING! TEN REASONS WHY is the beginning of the Garage Ballet project. Together with my two daughters, Dominique and Caroline who are dancers/teachers in their own right, we plan to explore ballet topics that are of interest to teachers, parents, and students.
I have had the privilege to study ballet with world-class instructors and also to teach students who have become world-class dancers. Ballet has been a huge motivational influence in my life, encouraging me to be my best - as a dancer, teacher, and human being.
Inspired to write? Ballet has inspired me to believe in myself and live boldly. What else can I ask for?
I have had the privilege to study ballet with world-class instructors and also to teach students who have become world-class dancers. Ballet has been a huge motivational influence in my life, encouraging me to be my best - as a dancer, teacher, and human being.
Inspired to write? Ballet has inspired me to believe in myself and live boldly. What else can I ask for?
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