Cora
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Mindy McGinnis:
I was watching a show called Alone: The Arctic and the whole time I was thinking about Be Not Far From Me. I was wondering, what inspired you to write it??? It was so amazing, one of my favorites.
Mindy McGinnis
I'm an avid hiker and ended up in a very remote Pennsylvania forest. I had an opinion about whether or not we should take a spur of the trail, and the person I was with had a different perspective. I didn't think we could get the spur in before night fell. He definitely thought we could. We ended up losing light fast, in an unfamiliar, extremely remote area, with dying flashlight batteries and a trail about as wide as your hand. We made it out around 10 PM and found the car, but there were some dark moments, including the idea that we might be spending the night out there, with no gear for that. I never thought we might actually get LOST, but it was a possibility. He was apologetic about the bad decision, and I told him I was okay with it, because I got an idea for a book out of the ordeal.
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Vanessa Capaldo
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Mindy McGinnis:
How do you get organized when you write? I have so many bits and pieces that I have finally wrangled and put in a notebook but I am so afraid I will forget to use all this good stuff when I write. Should I wait and add them when I revise? Help! I feel overwhelmed!
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