ThinkCaptain Fantastic, but instead ofViggo Mortensentheres a murder mystery.
Ahead, the latest inductee into Witherspoons infamous book club answers EWs burning questions about writingWhere the Crawdads Sing.
I was so disappointed in myself, I actually felt sick.
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So, I folded a sheet of paper until it looked like a card.
My mother kept that card for many years.
She is gone now, and so is the card.
But the words were true: I was the luckiest girl.
I felt very emotional while reading Toni MorrisonsBeloved.
Especially as I began to realize who Beloved was and how she came to be.
I long for more such stories that send deep, pointed tendrils into your heart.
What is your favorite part ofWhere the Crawdads Sing?The ending.
The idea for the ending came to me suddenly, so I started there.
Then I jumped back to the beginning and braided the two storylines together toward the end.
Where do you write?I write everywhere.
I sleep with note paper in the bed so I can scribble thoughts during the night.
I write a lot as I hike or ride my horse.
My imagination works best in nature or the barn.
All under the Northern Rockies.
Which book made you a forever reader?A Sand County Almanac, Aldo Leopold.
Second place:To Kill a Mocking Bird.
What is a snack you couldnt write without?Peanut butter on crackers with a homemade latte.
had to be aligned correctly within the new time order.
It was like a giant 150,000-word puzzle.
