“When I know I’ve found a story to tell I let the flood tide run in me for a day or so and just let myself be soaked with love for the idea. In those dawning hours I’m blindly in love with the idea…Then I sleep on it. I try to put it away for a little bit…I am so excitable that I know I need a day. If my idea can survive those stages, I explore it with all I have.” -Phil Hoose
From the fantastic article in Horn Book, “Narrative Nonfiction: Kicking Ass at Last” by ELIZABETH PARTRIDGE.
Thank you for this fabulous book! I truly loved it and am amaezd by how much I learned (who knew horseshoe crabs are so fascinating, or that they play such a pivotal role in the ecosystem?).And thanks for the encouragement to continue with reading nonfiction books with my book groups.