Comments on: My cat followed me to school in junior high and now I picture that school in every book I read http://daisywhitney.com/blog/my-cat-followed-me-to-school-in-junior-high-and-now-i-picture-that-school-in-every-book-i-read/ By day, I am a producer, on-air correspondent, podcaster and raconteur in the new media business. By night, I write novels for teens and am the author of The Mockingbirds, to be published by Little, Brown in November 2010. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:34:10 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Melora Johnson http://daisywhitney.com/blog/my-cat-followed-me-to-school-in-junior-high-and-now-i-picture-that-school-in-every-book-i-read/comment-page-1/#comment-591 Melora Johnson Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:13:51 +0000 http://daisywhitney.com/?p=515#comment-591 I too, had a cat that would follow me to school. He had to be securely inside before I left in the morning. My mother said that as soon as I walked out the back door, he would run to the front window to watch me walk down the street. Clearly, he had separation anxiety. As to locations, I've started five novels and every single one at least starts at the house I live in, which was my grandmother's house where I spent all my childhood vacations. My sister once said that we needed to find me a location, the way many of Dorothea Benton Frank's novels are set in the "Low Country." I already have a location! It's right where I live. I too, had a cat that would follow me to school. He had to be securely inside before I left in the morning. My mother said that as soon as I walked out the back door, he would run to the front window to watch me walk down the street. Clearly, he had separation anxiety.

As to locations, I’ve started five novels and every single one at least starts at the house I live in, which was my grandmother’s house where I spent all my childhood vacations.

My sister once said that we needed to find me a location, the way many of Dorothea Benton Frank’s novels are set in the “Low Country.” I already have a location! It’s right where I live.

]]> By: JodyHedlund http://daisywhitney.com/blog/my-cat-followed-me-to-school-in-junior-high-and-now-i-picture-that-school-in-every-book-i-read/comment-page-1/#comment-588 JodyHedlund Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:40:43 +0000 http://daisywhitney.com/?p=515#comment-588 Hi Daisy! Thanks for swinging by my blog today! Congrats on your book getting published! You're probably already through rewrites and edits and gearing up for your next novel! Hi Daisy! Thanks for swinging by my blog today! Congrats on your book getting published! You’re probably already through rewrites and edits and gearing up for your next novel!

]]> By: Alexa http://daisywhitney.com/blog/my-cat-followed-me-to-school-in-junior-high-and-now-i-picture-that-school-in-every-book-i-read/comment-page-1/#comment-574 Alexa Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:12:30 +0000 http://daisywhitney.com/?p=515#comment-574 Oh yes I completely do this both when I read and write. The funny thing is in Perfect You I picture the vitamin stand in the shopping centre I used to work in but as this was a tiny, dingy centre in a small English town I'm sure it's not at ALL what Elizabeth Scott was writing about! Oh yes I completely do this both when I read and write.
The funny thing is in Perfect You I picture the vitamin stand in the shopping centre I used to work in but as this was a tiny, dingy centre in a small English town I’m sure it’s not at ALL what Elizabeth Scott was writing about!

]]> By: courtney http://daisywhitney.com/blog/my-cat-followed-me-to-school-in-junior-high-and-now-i-picture-that-school-in-every-book-i-read/comment-page-1/#comment-573 courtney Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:22:24 +0000 http://daisywhitney.com/?p=515#comment-573 YES! Four houses from my life/childhood (mine, my grandparent's, a family friend's, and my childhood BFF's) are continually cycled through when I read. And also when I write, I visualize those houses too! Glad to hear it's not just me! YES! Four houses from my life/childhood (mine, my grandparent’s, a family friend’s, and my childhood BFF’s) are continually cycled through when I read. And also when I write, I visualize those houses too! Glad to hear it’s not just me!

]]> By: Debra Schubert http://daisywhitney.com/blog/my-cat-followed-me-to-school-in-junior-high-and-now-i-picture-that-school-in-every-book-i-read/comment-page-1/#comment-570 Debra Schubert Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:30:23 +0000 http://daisywhitney.com/?p=515#comment-570 Absolutely! One of my current wip's is set in an imaginary town in southeastern CT. It's based on a real town (East Lyme/Niantic) where I lived for a couple of years. My last wip was based on my current neighborhood and town. I have to envision the place where my stories take place, even if they're nothing like what my readers will imagine. Great topic! Absolutely! One of my current wip’s is set in an imaginary town in southeastern CT. It’s based on a real town (East Lyme/Niantic) where I lived for a couple of years. My last wip was based on my current neighborhood and town. I have to envision the place where my stories take place, even if they’re nothing like what my readers will imagine. Great topic!

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