Last year at the SCBWI Carolinas fall conference one of our presenters was Daniel Nayeri. If you don’t know Daniel, find out about him. His most recent publication is, well, it’s a box. How To Tell A Story. [Workman Press] It is about writing creatively. Probably more for a *kid* audience than an adult one, it…
Category: Art & Craft
Growth
I’ve been watching the Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries series. I’ve enjoyed them. It’s been fun. There’s daring do. The clothes. The sets. The cars. There’s romance. But the bottom line is I won’t rally for a season four now that she’s kissed Jack as she goes flying off with her Father to England to return him to Mother….
Processing Time
It is the takeaways that count. Yes, the atmosphere, the complextion of the group, the fealty to the idea of craft and craft at a high level definitely count. But it is what you can takeaway—apply, use, incorporate into your own writing that makes a retreat, a conference, a writing event more than a good…
Transition Time
I was raised in southern California. Driving was compulsory. Driving was reality. I really really like to drive. So a lot of the time when I have a place to go, even if flying might be an option, I drive. So this week, Tom and I are driving to Lake George New York for the Falling…