Ep 17: Natalie Standiford

Meeting with Natalie Standiford was like stepping into a
world where all my teen fantasies about what life as a writer
would look like (amazing NY apartment, effortlessly chic clothes,
a separate office with built-in shelves and a bass amp in the
corner). It was only made better by the fact that Natalie’s books
- HOW TO SAY GOODBYE IN ROBOT, THE BOY ON THE BRIDGE, CONFESSIONS
OF THE SULLIVAN SISTERS and so many more - are beautiful,
thoughtful, and filled with quirky nuance, just like the books I
dreamed (dream!) of writing. Natalie is so sweet and welcoming,
and had wise, wise words about building up an immunity to
writer’s block, writing about real-world fairylands, and finding
creative release outside the written word.


 


Natalie Standiford Show Notes


FEAR STREET (THE CHEATER; LIGHTS OUT; THE SECRET; THE BURNING;
THE FEAR STREET SAGA)


Sarah Burnes, agent at The Gernet Co., who represents
Natalie (and me!)


Annie Hall, film


Jane O’Connor, FANCY NANCY


Hilary Knight (illustrator of Eloise)


ASTRONAUTS ARE SLEEPING


Parachute Publishing


GOSSIP GIRL by Cecily von Ziegesar


THE CLIQUE by Lisi Harrison


THE DATING GAME by Natalie Standiford


Disney ELLE WOODS books


Harold and Maude (movie)


BITTERBLUE by Kristin Cashore and her blog post about
starting over


Darcey Steinke, adult novelist


Rene Steinke


David Levithan, author and editor at Scholastic, the “camp
counselor of the YA writers.”


Dan Ehrenhaft (Editorial Director, Soho Teen, guitarist of
Tiger Beat)


Libba Bray (novelist, lead singer of Tiger Beat)


Barnabas (Barney) Miller (author, drummer of Tiger Beat)