One of my favorite writers, Laurie R. King, was selected as the Santa Cruz County Artist of the Year. As part of the festivites, she's has elected to write a story live, in front of the world. She was given a prompt this morning, and the results are being published live online at the same time. Her blog has a bigger description of the event.
You can read the results at: www.scparks.com.
This is a little strange to read, as it is really nothing like her normal work. (The prompt was something about a middle schooler...) You can read more about Laurie at her website. I began reading her when a friend's father, who was in the habit of giving her a box of used paperbacks per month that he had read, included "The Beekeeper's Apprentice". Click here to read a portion of the first chapter. I was immediately engrossed; an intelligent female, Jewish, who befriends Sherlock Holmes. It doesn't sound as if it would be a good book, but I've found that books that defy description are the ones I love the most. I'm not a huge mystery novel fan, however, I really have enjoyed LRK's Mary Russell books.
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