That’s an interesting tip on writing out of order. Having critique partners or beta readers can be extremely helpful inĤ. There were scenes that needed to be shortened and others fleshed out In the revision process, pacing was an important element Two drove most of the plot in parallel stories that would sometimes intersect. Write, I came to know Kela and her motivations. I could visualize her monstrous appearance in the momentĪnd how she channeled her anger into action. I wrote was one in the middle of the book where she claws her way out of the I guess I'm something between a planner and a panster.Ĭomb of Wishes, Ophidia’s character was clearest to me and the first scene Have a loose list of scenes, but I am flexible enough to add, remove, or move I now use a little more structure when I write.
Sometimes I wrote out of order to write what I knew, then wrote the scenes that I had a rough idea of the story before I began, but Iĭidn't have a written outline. Plot it out and keep the plot moving so that readers would want to continue Your story sounds like a real page turner. I knew the story would also touch on the topics of family, love, andģ. Heritage, I imagined a brown-skinned mermaid and a story set in the Caribbean. I thought it would be interesting to writeĪ mermaid story that was a little scary, and because of my West Indian Where did you get the idea for A Comb of Wishes?įrom thinking about two middle grade books I loved, The Tale of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler and Coraline by Neil Gaiman. It’s great that you were able to pursue your dream Knowledge and skills to get where I am now.Ģ. It was all necessary work to help me gain the Professional writing organizations and a critique group, attended conferences,īought craft books, took classes and worked hard to learn about the publishing The courses got me thinking about writing for children. My masters degree and took several classes on adolescent literature and
Started thinking seriously about publishing several years ago. I am a middle school English teacher and have taught 5thĪnd 6th grade for almost 28 years. Tell us about yourself and how you became a writer. Profits will alsoīenefit organizations who, in turn, support female athletes. Links:ġ. Is to inspire runners to read and readers to run. Throughout her running career, starting in elementary school. TURTLE is the first in a series called Run Like A Girl that follows Emma Jackson Goldman just published TURTLE, a middle grade sports fiction book about running Mother-daughter duo Pamela Jouan-Goldman and Julia
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