tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post4056131492190862528..comments2024-03-28T09:00:44.576-04:00Comments on YA Authors You've Never Heard Of: Stealing Inspiration (Or At Least Preserving It For Future Use)Christine Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05657651210128892443noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-5609338231904793142011-08-03T22:38:34.731-04:002011-08-03T22:38:34.731-04:00Add me to the newspaper and magazine clippers. I c...Add me to the newspaper and magazine clippers. I can't resist an intriguing story or article or picture. I file them away for future use, perhaps. You never know.Beverly Stowe McClurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176195451841801819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-69212051916296397932011-08-03T10:35:05.794-04:002011-08-03T10:35:05.794-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Kathy Sullivanhttp://kathrynsullivan.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-44425738871145426862011-08-03T10:33:55.121-04:002011-08-03T10:33:55.121-04:00Oh, I totally agree with this. I started finding ...Oh, I totally agree with this. I started finding articles (newspaper at first and then magazine as well) that inspired stories back when I started writing. Most of the folders that contain the paper drafts of my stories also have the original newspaper article as well.<br /><br />My newspaper clipping habit also helped later on when I became an academic librarian (back in pre-computer days before the now very useful newspaper databases). But that's another story.<br /><br />Good to hear that others have this habit.Kathy Sullivanhttp://kathrynsullivan.com/noreply@blogger.com