As Charlotte North Carolina explodes in senseless violence, not too different from Baltimore, Chicago, New York, Ferguson I am reminded of the way journalist Alan Barth wrote in 1943 , “News is only the first rough draft of history,” a quote normally attributed to Washington Post Publisher Philip L. Graham. The attribution is irrelevant. What is important…
Author: teresafannin
Reading Your Own History
When do you think you read your own history? Or maybe it’s read history during your own time. I think the first time it dawned on me was when I was reading a book about Twyla Tharp and I realized that the days and dates she was discussing I had lived. And I could remember…
Open the Gates
Flipping through the channels the other night I stopped at Charlie Rose on NPR. He was interviewing Jimmy Walker professional golfer and the 2016 PGA champion. No, I’m not a golfer, not any good at it at all. I play golf like a tennis player, which I am. But I do like to listen to people…
Judgment…
I preach about critiques. I do. You can find my thoughts and comments on the SCBWI Carolinas conference information pages. In the What Happens in Critique… section I write about preparing, relaxing, listening. In truth, I think critiques can be scary, heartening, frightening, illuminating and mostly cause some amount of distress. After all you are putting out…
Kickstart the Process
I’ve slept in until nine am each morning for no other reason but I can. I am not a late sleeper, I am usually up and about, but I think my mind is processing. There is so much thrown at us at a conference, okay, not thrown, served up in delicious bites and set before…