Can you believe we’re already eight days into November? Crazy. I’ve been participating in this year’s NaNoWriMo challenge to write a 50,000 word novel during the month of November, and am well aware of today’s total word count goal of 13,333. If I had been writing an average of 1,667 words per day, starting on…
WHAT IS A STORY IN ITS PUREST FORM? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loxJ3FtCJJA Ira Glass of “This American Life” talks about the building blocks of a great story. NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH For those of you that write, you’re probably aware that we are now six days into NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). Over the course of November’s thirty…
NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH For those of you that write, you’re probably aware that we are now six days into NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). Over the course of November’s thirty days, writers across the globe take on the challenge to write a 50,000 word novel and to keep track of their progress via NaNoWriMo.org.…
Reposted from Brain Pickings Ray Bradbury, a lifelong proponent of working with joy and an avid champion of public libraries, playfully defies the question of routines in this 2010 interview: “My passions drive me to the typewriter every day of my life, and they have driven me there since I was twelve. So I never have to worry…
(Continued from Part 2) REVIEW Ask the students if they did anything in their new sketchbooks between classes. Ask if any of the students would be willing to share what they’ve been writing or drawing and what they like about the sketchbooks. Take a few minutes to give each student the follow handouts (right-click on each…
Every now and then I like to stop and give an overview for all of our new followers–and there are a lot of you! For those of you who are new to this blog, or are trying to figure out who I am and what I do: this post is for you. HELLO. MY NAME…
Author and illustrator Matt Tavares talks about becoming an artist as part of Candlewick Press’s 365 days of “We Believe in Picture Books”.
RESOURCES My new “Resources” page has been getting a lot of hits, so I thought I’d talk a little bit about what’s available for creators. For now, the page contains 8 printable handouts that I created for last week’s LTUE event for writers and artists. Each handout covers a different topic, for a variety of…
My family owns all of Oliver’s books. We love the guy and what he’s done for storytelling with words and pictures. If this is your first time hearing about Oliver, then check out his website and get your hands on everything that has his name on it. Related articles Oliver Jeffers, funny guy (rarestkindofbest.wordpress.com) Design.…
LAST DAY OF LTUE Today is the last day of the Life, the Universe and Everything (sniff, sniff) symposium on science fiction and fantasy, here in Provo, Utah. These last two days have been an absolute joy for me, as I’ve gotten to meet with so many writers, illustrators, and lovers of great books. The atmosphere at…