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Literary Activist, Author Cindy Brookshire<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our friend Cindy Brookshire is not a Princeton resident, but she is a creative encourager to the Princeton Community and a frequent visitor. Cindy is a wealth of knowledge and experience in the literary realm, and is also active in community building and support. Your small town librarians have been encouraged and inspired by her many times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this interview we tried to keep our conversation around the topic of literacy. Cindy is hosting November Write-In, and Princeton Public Library is one of the locations for this month long event. This is what spurred us to interview Cindy now, so that this episode would air before the Write-In begins. Our conversation went far beyond this one literary community building outlet, Cindy shared many tools, ideas, and resources for writers and readers!<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Artist’s Way<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
On Writing<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
White Gloves and Collards<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Bird by Bird<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
On Writing (and Writers)<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Will Cather<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Harper Lee<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
The Shoes of the Fisherman<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Daphne du Maurier<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook <\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Canoeing the Mountains<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
CSean of the South<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Counting Miracles<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

During our conversation we also talked about creativity in general, all forms of creativity not only writing. This will be an interview your librarians will come back to time and again for ideas of how we can continue to build and support our local creatives. If you don’t know yet, everyone is creative in some form- just because you don’t paint masterpieces or write classics, don’t give up finding your own creative gifts or stretching your creative mind with artistic pursuits. You might be surprised when you try. One avenue to try out those creative ideas is to attend Community Creative at the library, or the November Write-In.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Cindy shared several resources, here are a few…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Harrison Center for Active Aging (FB)<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Quick Ride<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Switch Magazine<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Telling Your Stories Class at the Harrison Center<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Writing Down the Bones<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Wool Family Farm<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Evelyn Wool Books<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Treasures of Clay, Angie McClure<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Johnston County Creates<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Proverbs Photography<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Little Free Library Mag<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
NC Writers Network<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Writer’s Network Conference (Nov. 2, 2024)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Cindy’s Book, A Heart for Selma.<\/a><\/em> We have asked Cindy to return one day for an interview about her work with Activate Selma which has been an inspiration to those working to build community connections and support in Princeton. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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