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Blog of Alice M., a writer or something. Browsing All posts tagged under »Kazuo Ishiguro«. Book Review: “Never Let Me Go” by Kazuo Ishiguro. January 17, 2015. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro My rating: 5 of 5 stars Ishiguro writes literary fiction layered heavily over a solid sci-fi plot that shines through only faintly–which is why he’s such a literary darling, and one of my favourite authors. “Never Let Me Go” captured my childhood exactly: I went to a British […]. Follow the White Rabbit. Follow &ld...

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The House In The Night – Design Of The Picture Book

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The House In The Night. Written by Susan Marie Swanson. Illustrated by Beth Krommes. And winner of the 2009 Caldecott Medal. Here is the key to the house. In the house burns a light. This book is just plain stunning. No other words will describe it as well. The words are sparse and poetic, and the scratchboard patterns of the illustrations echo the rhythmic beat of those words. And check this out, Krommes’ storyboard for the book:. A great read on an illustrator’s creative process.}. PS: A HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

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mike wu – Design Of The Picture Book

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Before anything else, this (full screen! Ellie’s endpapers start us off like this: long and lonely and barren. There she is, a little hint of her. And if you want another one, take the dust jacket off to reveal the case cover. We learn quickly why the zoo was so sullen and gray. Because the story happened visually, to start, we don’t need to linger in introductions and routines and the way of this world. Ellie, and a hint again, carrying something with her trunk, wishing and wanting to help. This book is...

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the skunk – Design Of The Picture Book

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Is a book I’ve been wanting for ages but I had no idea that I was. I’m going to spoil this podcast interview. For you, and you should still listen to it anyway, but when asked where he got the idea for this book, Mac said it was a writing prompt on an old poster in a school library:. A skunk won’t stop following you. Sidenote: I wrote a whole thing. About this recently, about honesty as a necessary thing in picture book writing and a necessary part of understanding the audience. Check it out here. This i...

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The Slant Book – Design Of The Picture Book

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Tuttle Publishing, 2001; originally published in 1910). This book hopped back on my radar during my 2014 visit to the NYPL’s exhibit, The ABCs of it: Why Children’s Books Matter. Check out the second to last picture in that post for cold, hard proof.). It’s strange and silly and a playful use of the book’s form. Perfect, then, for a picture book. It takes the shape of a rhomboid not a rectangle, not a square. Because of that forty-five degree angle, the book itself drives the story. And see it here.

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Books & Writing | not very alice

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Blog of Alice M., a writer or something. Browsing All Posts filed under »Books and Writing«. April 2, 2015. Under the leaves the Beast waits singing Oh Joy to the Blood to the Keening the Pain Under the Rain the Feast waits gleaming, lost in the Forest preening dirt from his breathing Beast cleans the Feast from her Teeth red with bleeding, waits near the Nest she saw fall from the Stars ‘Til somewhere […]. Book Review: “Never Let Me Go” by Kazuo Ishiguro. January 17, 2015. December 14, 2014. I don&#8217...

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Philosophy of Writing – 22 – Drought | not very alice

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Blog of Alice M., a writer or something. Philosophy of Writing – 22 – Drought. Posted on August 1, 2015. FROM THE LIGHT OF TWO MOONS Christy Lee Rogers archival pigment print 2015 christyrogers.com. I draw this distinction because I have a friend who has no drought of words but who is blocked–she hates everything she writes and she has started avoiding the simple practice of sitting down to write. I am the opposite. I dig wells everywhere, but I hit solid rock after a few inches of mud. Enter your commen...

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This Writer's World & Plot Bunnies: September 2014

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Jedi Council Force System. Monday, September 29, 2014. Attention #PitchSlam Recruits - It's Nearly Time. Establishing secure connection. H.E.L.M. communications online. Security protocols engaged. Initiating transmission. Greetings potential recruits. There are only days left before we launch the H.E.L.M. Initiative. For those needing a refresher, here are the dates and times for entry into each phase of the program:. 10/4/2014 — RECRUITMENT. All recruits will send in a 35 word pitch. PitchSlamContest (a...

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Linda Davick: August 2014

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Sunday, August 31, 2014. Naw, not mine. Just a divine encounter along the way to the Coastal Trail. Sunday, August 31, 2014. Friday, August 29, 2014. Friday, August 29, 2014. Wednesday, August 27, 2014. Walking north 7:11 pm. Wednesday, August 27, 2014. Tuesday, August 26, 2014. The sun dropped at 7:47 pm. Tuesday, August 26, 2014. Monday, August 25, 2014. At the End of the Day. The beach is empty. Blue sky, low tide. 6:09 pm. Monday, August 25, 2014. Sunday, August 24, 2014. Ocean Beach 6:51 pm. The boo...