Sunday, June 28, 2015
Saturday, June 27, 2015
Friday, June 26, 2015
Poetry Friday: Riddance, a senryu
Riddance by lorieanngrover on Polyvore
Riddance
From my vantage, you
are a red chaos of lines
swirling far away.
Lorie Ann Grover, 2015
Riddance
From my vantage, you
are a red chaos of lines
swirling far away.
Lorie Ann Grover, 2015
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Monday, June 22, 2015
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Thursday, June 18, 2015
Poetry Friday: No Matter
True Beauty by lorieanngrover on Polyvore
No Matter
No matter decline,
the glistening pulse will be
reflecting beauty.
Lorie Ann Grover, 2015
No Matter
No matter decline,
the glistening pulse will be
reflecting beauty.
Lorie Ann Grover, 2015
Monday, June 15, 2015
Sunday, June 14, 2015
Saturday, June 13, 2015
Friday, June 12, 2015
Poetry Friday: Spiral Up
Spiral Up by lorieanngrover on Polyvore
Spiral Up
I will build hope one
staircase on another and
climb from destruction.
Lorie Ann Grover, 2015
Spiral Up
I will build hope one
staircase on another and
climb from destruction.
Lorie Ann Grover, 2015
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Pretty Little Liars and Hit, Plot Echoes
Pretty Little Liars and Hit, Plot Echoes by lorieanngrover on Polyvore
Sometimes creative ideas cross and birth at the same time. Stories are all ultimately echoes of each other. I've lost sales in the past, because another writer, at the same publishing house, with the same editor, had the same idea at the same moment. Yes, each story is told differently. Yes, each will present in a different light, theme, motive, and truth. But sometimes, wires cross and the spark hits two people at the exact moment.
"Hit by Lorie Ann Grover is a powerful book about tragedy and recovery which shows you both sides of the story, for better or worse." Hypable
As I traveled the country for the #hitwithgratitude project with author Justina Chen, I met so many teens who told me my novel Hit was similar to the TV series Pretty Little Liars. The first couple of mentions I thought were a bit unusual, but as it kept happening, I needed to investigate.
A month or so back, I sat down in front of Netflix and entered the world of Rosewood. What I discovered was an echoed plot strand, exactly as my readers described. The parallels between my Sarah and Haddings with Pretty Little Liars' Aria and Ezra were incredible. It was as if I watched the show and wrote my work. THAT IS NOT WHAT HAPPENED!
So this is my blog post to set the story straight. I began the novel in 2005, after the real Sarah was struck in a crosswalk in 2004. Originally a verse novel told in six viewpoints, the novel grew and changed for ten years. In 2009, I fictionalized and added Haddings. In 2014 Hit hit the stores. And now I can sit down and see the scenes play out on screen in Pretty Little Liars. Even to the brother's participation at the climax. I won't say more to avoid spoilers. :) But, are you kidding me?
Sometimes creative ideas cross and birth at the same time. Stories are all ultimately echoes of each other. I've lost sales in the past, because another writer, at the same publishing house, with the same editor, had the same idea at the same moment. Yes, each story is told differently. Yes, each will present in a different light, theme, motive, and truth. But sometimes, wires cross and the spark hits two people at the exact moment.
I thought If I Stay by Gayle Forman was Hit's echo. Pretty Little Liars rings even more loudly. One take-away is that there is a a story to tell. Look at us doing so, similarly and differently. Each can be appreciated; each will reach different people; each was developed independently. That alone is fascinating! Isn't it?
Enjoy!
"Hit by Lorie Ann Grover is a powerful book about tragedy and recovery which shows you both sides of the story, for better or worse." Hypable
Monday, June 8, 2015
Sunday, June 7, 2015
Saturday, June 6, 2015
Friday, June 5, 2015
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Poetry Friday: Beak Retreat
Beak Retreat
Sometimes one needs to
sit in a rubber pigeon
while the world flaps past.
Lorie Ann Grover, 2015
