Sick by Shel Silverstein “I cannot go to school today” Said little Peggy Ann McKay. “I have the measles and the mumps, A gash, a rash and purple bumps. My mouth is wet, my throat is dry. I’m going blind in my right eye. My tonsils are as big as rocks, I’ve counted sixteen chicken…
Month: September 2011
And Now For Something Completely Different
Happy Friday, everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful and productive week.I’m sure it’s been a long week. Here’s an Otterly Cute video to cheer you up. Nothing to do with writing, but perfect for a feel good Friday pick me up. 🙂 AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETEY DIFFERENT! I want to say a…
Cursing the Blank Page
The cursor winks, mocking me as it looms above the blank page. “Come on. Do it. Write something.” Dark and evil it blinks, a beacon of my own inadequacy, each beat a challenge. “I dare you.” Fear grips me, anger too. My mind is blank. I wipe sweat from my forehead with a sleeve. I…
What I Learned from YA Author Lee Weatherly
‘The only good angel is a dead angle’ Wow! Author Lee Weatherly had me hooked. I plucked her book, Angel , from the bookstore shelf, ready to lose myself in a world where angels fed off the life force of humans. I loved the idea of evil angels. I wasn’t disappointed. If you like paranormal…
Night Writing
The cover of darkness. The house is quiet. No sawing or hammering from the bathroom remodel interrupts my thoughts. The four other adults in the house are asleep. The ambient noise from the telly that floats up the stairs into my room is finally silent. The hubby’s breathing has stilled to a steady comforting rhythm,…
Why is a Raven Like a Writing Desk?
Why is a raven like a writing desk? The Mad Hatter poses this riddle to Alice in Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland. “Have you guessed the riddle yet?” the Hatter said, turning to Alice again. “No, I give it up,” Alice replied. “What’s the answer?” “I haven’t the slightest idea,” said the Hatter. “Nor…
Never Interrupt Me While I’m Reading A Book
I hate being interrupted in the middle of reading a good book. How about you? Julian Smith’s youtube video is the perfect expression of how it makes me feel. I hope it makes you smile even if you’ve seen it before. I’m knee-deep in re-writes today but will be back on Monday to discuss finding…
An Ideal Reader: A Teen’s take on Books, E-readers, and Love Triangles.
What is an ideal reader? Stephen King describes this best in his book On Writing. He says “Someone—I can’t remember who, for the life of me—once wrote that all novels are really letters aimed at one person. As it happens, I believe this. I think that every novelist has a single ideal reader; that at…
The Dreaded Query
Morning everyone! Today, I thought we could talk about the dreaded query. *groan* Does anyone actually like writing queries? If you do, please let me know. I would love to hear your thoughts. Me, I hate them. I find them harder than anything else. I need extra doses of chocolate to get through mine. Seriously!…