![]() ![]() But I was totally intimidated by the idea of writing that much on one project. During that mentorship, I realized I wanted Root Magic to be a novel. ![]() I was accepted into Writing in the Margins, which paired experienced writers with new writers to mentor them for a summer. ![]() Then I realized I had more to say about these characters and the world, and I wanted to bring readers into the place where I grew up because I didn’t see many books set on a sea island off the coast of South Carolina. So Root Magic itself started out as a short story. Before it, I was firmly a short story writer. Root Magic is the first book I’ve ever written. What was the inspiration behind Root Magic? Today we’re honored to welcome Eden Royce to the WNDB blog to discuss Root Magic, for which she is a 2022 Walter Honoree in the Younger Readers category. The 2022 Walter Awards & Symposium will be held on Thursday, June 23 at 10:30 AM, both in-person and via livestream. ![]()
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