From the monthly archives:

October 2009

Know Thy Characters

28.10.2009

I love to read Anna Staniszewski’s blog and today’s got me thinking about my WIP, and my main character. When I begin to work on a new idea (that should probably read, rush to work…) I do begin with my character, but with my character in context of the plot. Okay, I admit it’s not [...]

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Reading List — Update #3

27.10.2009

Other than the haiku, there’s a nonfiction theme here: Haiku: An Anthology of Japanese Poems by Stephen Addiss, Fumiko Yamamoto, and Akira Yamamoto Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude by Jonah Winter A River of Words by Jen Bryant A Bird of Two by Bijou Le Tord Georgia’s Bones by Jen Bryant Women of the Left [...]

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Highlights Asked—And The Kids Answered

26.10.2009

A survey from Highlights came in this morning’s inbox. The results are fascinating, especially for writers because we’re not talking about our own kids or children we know, which can be subjective. Any look into a child’s world, from the child’s viewpoint, is golden. Some of the questions are those you’d expect, like: What is your [...]

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The Place You Need To Be On The Page

21.10.2009

A recurring goal I see with my students is that they’re going to write everything. They’re going to write picture books; and easy readers; and chapter books; and YA fantasy, sci-fi, vampire romances; they’re going to write for pre-K to adults; they’re going to write a memoir, a biography of whoever, and an autobiography. Okay, [...]

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