We’ve had THE COLOR PURPLE, THE BLUEST EYE, and PUSH. Now a slice of the underbelly of inadequate families for… Read more 5-STAR REVIEW OF FIGHTING WORDS by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Author: Susan Iwanisziw
LOGLINES FOR KIDS’ STORIES
LOGLINE CONSTRUCTION PER SCBWI In one sentence, convey the setting and central plot and hook the reader. WHO: don’t use… Read more LOGLINES FOR KIDS’ STORIES
5-STAR READ: THE RAMPART TRILOGY BOOK 1:
THE BOOK OF KOLI by M. R. Carey I am impressed no end by the world-building in this novel. I… Read more 5-STAR READ: THE RAMPART TRILOGY BOOK 1:
WINTER TWEETS ’20
Ballet is the art of becoming featherweight, blown onward (or backward) on a breeze in lock-step with a handsome prince.… Read more WINTER TWEETS ’20
A Collection of Essays:
TROPING OROONOKO, edited by Susan B. Iwanisziw. Ashgate Publishing, 2004.
THE ANTIQUITIES BOOK: or the Girl Who Grew Horns
A middle-grade fantasy constructed on the back of Neil Gaiman’s GRAVEYARD BOOK, itself a reimagining of Kipling’s JUNGLE BOOK.… Read more THE ANTIQUITIES BOOK: or the Girl Who Grew Horns
I SERVE THE GREY GODS
By Cecily Winter We await the song of the gray gods with heads bowed and hearts heavy. We await the… Read more I SERVE THE GREY GODS
THE PANIC BUTTON
A short autobiographical piece recently published by the CABINET OF HEED read here or at http://cabinetofheed.com by Cecily Winter… Read more THE PANIC BUTTON
FIVE STAR LESSON ON HOW TO SNAG A PLOT: NEIL GAIMAN’S THE GRAVEYARD BOOK (2008) AND RUDYARD KIPLING’S THE JUNGLE BOOK (1894)
Apart from similar titles, the links between these two wonderful novels are many, including the detailed descriptions of two wildly… Read more FIVE STAR LESSON ON HOW TO SNAG A PLOT: NEIL GAIMAN’S THE GRAVEYARD BOOK (2008) AND RUDYARD KIPLING’S THE JUNGLE BOOK (1894)
FIVE STAR AND ONE STAR DIALECTS:
The Gotham Writers’ Workshop’s WRITING FICTION (2003): “Dialect is like walking on eggshells—tread carefully. It’s tough to do well, and… Read more FIVE STAR AND ONE STAR DIALECTS: