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Kayla Olson, debut author of THE SANDCASTLE EMPIRE, out June 6, on writing secret songs in middle school, hearing the rhythm of books, words as a puzzle, writing to the same thunderstorm for years and years, and the closest she ever came to quitting.   Kayla Olson Show Notes Sara Zarr’s episode of First Draft  The Babysitter’s Club by Ann M. Martin Full House (TV show) Fuller House (TV show) Patty Griffin (musician) Sandra McCraken (musician) NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) MyWriteClub.com LOST (TV show) Libba Bray Story Engineering and Tips for Writing Your Novel with Larry Brooks (video) Story Engineering by Larry Brooks The War of Art by Steven Pressfield