My plays are only words on a page until actors, directors, designers, and technicians make them a play. I still write plays, and teach playwriting at Seattle Pacific University, and I especially love the collaborative nature of theater. So my theater background has absolutely shaped my writing, from craft things like understanding character and plot and stakes, to a familiarity with the creative life and all that comes with it – receiving feedback, handling rejections or reviews, the discipline to do the work even in the face of obstacles, etc. In college, I focused on playwriting and wrote plays for more than a decade before I began to write novels. I started doing theater when I was a small child, so I’ve always been a storyteller. In what ways, if any did this shape your writing? Will she ever be able to find her flock and make this strange new place feel like home?Ī ccording to your website bio, you studied theater at Northwestern University.
But when she clashes with the club leader, she risks losing a set of friends all over again. Sure, it sounds unusual, but at least it’s not sports or performing. Inspired by a journal that she finds hidden in her bedroom, Callie decides to join a birding club. Her parents agree, on one condition: she has to participate in a social activity. So she comes up with the perfect solution: she’ll be homeschooled. Plus, starting off on the wrong foot with the gardener’s granddaughter doesn’t help her nerves about making new friends. On top of that, she’s going to live in a real-life castle!īut as romantic as life in a castle sounds, the reality is a little less comfortable: it’s run-down, freezing, and crawling with critters. After a major friendship breakup in San Diego, moving overseas to Scotland gives her the perfect chance to reinvent herself. Her other Middle Grade title is A Field Guide to Getting Lost.Ĭallie can’t wait for her new life to start. When I first saw the cover of ACROSS THE POND I couldn’t believe that there was a Middle Grade novel set in Scotland, and in a castle! Joy McCullough also wrote the critically acclaimed YA novels Blood Water Paint and We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire.
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