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Story Sleuths: WRITING FROM YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE: One Crazy Summer, Post #1 of 6
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Tuesday, June 8, 2010. WRITING FROM YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE: One Crazy Summer, Post #1 of 6. Dear Heather and Meg,. He books I read were about girls much like me. As an adult looking back, how I wish that the librarian had been able to thrust into my book-crazy hands a copy of Rita Williams-Garcia's novel so that I could have begun at an earlier age to appreciate the experiences of a child growing up non-white, which were so different from my own. What a terrific example of "show don't tell"! Came across a c...
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Story Sleuths: BRINGING HISTORY TO STORY: One Crazy Summer (Post #3 of 6)
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Thursday, June 17, 2010. BRINGING HISTORY TO STORY: One Crazy Summer (Post #3 of 6). Dear Allyson and Heather,. I was drawn into One Crazy Summer. Partly because it's about the 60's, a time I vividly remember as a college student, participating in lunch counter sit-ins and voter registration in southeastern Tennessee. Although the Black Panthers were getting a lot of press for their political activities, I wasn't aware at the time that they sponsored social programs as well. That time by embedding clues ...
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Story Sleuths: We'll Be Posting Again Soon!
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Saturday, November 27, 2010. We'll Be Posting Again Soon! The StorySleuths are heads down in writing projects at the moment, but we're excited to resume blogging following the winter holidays when we'll be looking at Newbery Honor winner Cynthia Lord's newest novel, Touch Blue. We wish you a peaceful, hopeful holiday season. Happy reading (and writing! Allyson, Meg and Heather). Posted by Allyson Valentine Schrier. Coming Soon . . . Touch Blue by Cynthia Lord. Sign up to receive our monthly newsletter.
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Story Sleuths: THE TICKING CLOCK: One Crazy Summer (Post #4 of 6)
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Sunday, June 20, 2010. THE TICKING CLOCK: One Crazy Summer (Post #4 of 6). Dear Heather and Meg,. My kids’ last day of school was Thursday and already we hear that ticking clock. The first day of September is just around the corner and there is so much to do between now and then! The time constraint adds tension to the story of our summer, just as it does in literature with the literary device referred to as. During a lecture at the 2009 SCBWI Western Washington conference, literary agent Michael Stearns.
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Story Sleuths: SUBPLOTS: Touch Blue (post #2)
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011. SUBPLOTS: Touch Blue (post #2). I loved your post on BIG scenes. While I’ve found them challenging to write, I’ve never considered them as something requiring their own special attention. Thanks for the enlightenment! And speaking of enlightenment, I attended a terrific lecture last week at the Seattle SCBWI monthly lecture series. That changed the way I think about subplots. The lecture, titled WHILE THE CENTRAL PLOT SIMMERS: SUBPLOTS AND SECONDARY/SUPPORTING CHARACTERS.
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Story Sleuths: THE NARRATIVE HOOK: Turtle in Paradise (Post#3)
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Thursday, September 16, 2010. THE NARRATIVE HOOK: Turtle in Paradise (Post#3). Dear Fellow Sleuths ,. Well, I should really have started off this post, as it has to do with the beginning. It’s about the way the author successfully grabs you and makes you want to read more. In her. What’s Your Story. Marion Dane Bauer says:. A quick word about “the beginning”. What is that? By when do you need to hook your reader? By the first line? The first paragraph or page? Everyone thinks kids are sweet as Necco Wafe...
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Story Sleuths: BIG SCENES: Touch Blue (Post #1)
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Friday, February 4, 2011. BIG SCENES: Touch Blue (Post #1). I’m so happy to be back to StorySleuths. After our hiatus this fall. I hope your writing has been going well. This month, we’re reading Touch Blue. By Cynthia Lord, which starts when Tess Brooks and her family bring a foster child named Aaron into their home on the island of Bethsaida, Maine. This is a story about belonging, family, community, and luck. What is a big scene? Sandra Scofield, author of The Scene Book. A lot to accomplish! In a bro...
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Story Sleuths: DEVELOPING THEME: Touch Blue (Post #3)
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Friday, February 25, 2011. DEVELOPING THEME: Touch Blue (Post #3). I’m so glad you brought up the connection between subplot and theme. I had the opportunity to hear Cynthia Lord speak about theme a few years ago at the Western Washington SCBWI Conference, and I have often referenced my notes from her session when I need to work on theme. Is disability, and the theme she explores is “What is normal? What process does she use to develop theme? Next, Lord spends time exploring different aspects and complex...
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Story Sleuths: CREATING MEMORABLE CHARACTER NAMES: Turtle in Paradise
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010. CREATING MEMORABLE CHARACTER NAMES: Turtle in Paradise. Dear Fellow Sleuths,. Whether or not you have finished reading Jennifer Holms’ marvelous book, Turtle in Paradise. I found that in 1923 all three of these names appeared on that year’s top 100 baby names list. And looking at statistics for 1905 (around when I thought Aunt Minnie would have been born) I found that the name Minnie was #35 on the popularity chart for that year. Some of the names were inspired by Key West n...
