M.L. Little, Author

 Having enjoyed the Six Cousins series over the holidays, I asked author Kelsey Bryant to join me on the blog for an interview. She kindly said yes! Below, she answers all my questions regarding the series, and also gave me some new books for my TBR list.  Author Interview: Kelsey Bryant Can you tell us what books you’ve written? Any that you’re working on? I’ve written … Family Reunion and England Adventure , books one and two in my Six Cousins series; Suit and Suitability , a 1930s retelling of Sense and Sensibility (one of my favorite books ever!) and part of the Vintage Jane Austen series; The Road to Bremen , a children’s chapter book that is an expanded retelling of the fairy tale “The Bremen Town Musicians”; and The Promise of Acorns , a contemporary story inspired by Jane Eyre that was published in A Very Bookish Thanksgiving novella collection and will soon be published as a standalone.   I’m currently working on a novella for another holiday novella collect

When questioned about my favorite authors, I have a long list. I also pretty much just say Kate DiCamillo and Jennifer Trafton. Upon my request for an interview, the latter said yes, and it became the happiest day of my life. I am thrilled to share my conversation with Jennifer Trafton, the author of The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic and Henry and the Chalk Dragon, as well as (I have to mention it) the wife of one of my other favorite authors. Author and Artist Interview: Jennifer Trafton  In your piece “The Art of Play,” you wrote that when you sit down to write, you are a child in your bedroom imagining with your toys. For years, I suppressed my own imagination, and everything I wrote was horrible. No one would accept it. Then I read your article. That day, I set myself free and wrote what the child version of myself wanted. It is now a published novel. Do you approach every creative venture in that way?  Congratulations! It gives me great joy that I was a small p

Rednecks Saying "Ma'am": A Conversation with Keturah   I became aware of Keturah Lamb's existence, ironically, through her blog The Girl Who Doesn't Exist , a headline weird enough to get my attention. That sent me down the rabbit hole of her regular blog , where I have proudly read every single post. Her life was so different from mine it fascinated me. We became Facebook friends and Keturah graciously answered every single thing I ever wanted to know, until I got an idea...why not interview each other at the same time? And focus on the different ways we were raised and how that affected our lives?   Keturah kicked off our conversation with her question, “What is your first childhood memory THAT has impacted your life to this very day?” What followed was one of the most enjoyable 90-minute conversations I ever took part in. M: So sorry about the wait. I thought I could feasibly walk a dog and do an interview but no. K: I'm not surprised. M: Let me