At heart, I would have to say I'm a pantser. I fully embrace the chaos of letting the unintended happen, on life and on the page. Margaret Stohl chaosembracefully Change image and share on social
I first read Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mockingbird' as a teen in school, like you did. I read the book alone, eating lunch at my locker, neatly scored oranges my mother divided into five lines with a circle at the top, so my fingers could dig more easily into the orange skin. To this day, the smell of oranges reminds me of 'Mockingbird.' Margaret Stohl bookcircleday share on social
Everything I write is about big feelings. What I care about is trying to be brave enough to feel how you feel and to be emotionally true. Margaret Stohl bigbravecare Change image and share on social
The Lowcountry traditionally is a logical place where the big ships stopped and brought new things in from the ocean, and the islands have a mystical tradition. It is such a visual place, too, with these iconic villages with the Spanish moss and the village and historical homes and the coast. Margaret Stohl bigbringcoast share on social
I was an obsessive fantasy reader from the time I could read at all. Margaret Stohl fantasyobsessiveread Change image and share on social
I fictionship. I love fictional men. Margaret Stohl fictionalfictionshiplove Change image and share on social
I like to make an outline or cards and then utterly ignore them. Margaret Stohl cardignoremake Change image and share on social
I was very shy - I didn't speak to anyone outside of my family until the fourth grade. Margaret Stohl familyfourthgrade Change image and share on social
I worked in videogames for 16 years before writing my first book in 2009. Margaret Stohl bookvideogameswork Change image and share on social
Sam and Dean Winchester sitting on the top of the Impala sharing their feelings over a beer is a reward worth driving any 'Supernatural' demon away - but in real life, they'd have crippling co-dependency issues. Margaret Stohl beercrippledean share on social