How Do I Control the Reader’s Sense of Progress? – Writing Excuses Episode 10.24
Description:
The Writings
Excuses crew divided the concept of pacing into two parts, “sense of progress” and
passage of time. “We discuss the tools we use, some of which are very
mechanical (scene breaks, chapter breaks) and some of which are
quite intricate, and require finesse to get right.”
My thoughts:
Such useful discussions on a hard-to-get
right aspect of fiction writing. I will be listening to these more than once.
What’s So Great About the 500 Word Picture Book? An Interview with Laura Backes – Brain Burps About Books Episode #241
Description:
Katie and Laura discuss The Picture Book
Summit, how Laura became an editor, what it’s like to write a rejection letter,
why age is an advantage in your writing, and how picture book readers are more
sophisticated today than in the past, among other things.
My thoughts:
I’ve heard a lot about Laura Backes and
I was happy to learn more about her and her career. I was especially interested
in her insights as to why editors prefer shorter picture books at present and
what children experience when reading shorter picture books.
Laura Backes: “…shorter
texts lend themselves to more sophisticated stories.”
John Corey Whaley– This Creative Life Episode 45
Description:
Charlie Kaufman and Sufjan Stevens, inspiration vs. discipline,
being “Corey” vs. being “author John Corey Whaley”, the upside of being a
process-hacker, the difference between normal jobs and writing, imposter
syndrome, movies, identity crises, and why we write and the fear of losing it.
Yes, John Corey Whaley and I covered it all in this episode of This Creative
Life! I hope you enjoy it as much as we did – I think you will.
My thoughts:
I found this
conversation really interesting, especially the discussion about how his “follow
up book” didn’t turn out to be the right one for publication.
John Corey
Whaley: “Sometimes a writer needs to write something for him or herself.”
Katherine Applegate – Let’s Get Busy Episode 190
Description:
Katherine Applegate (@kaaauthor), author most recently of
Crenshaw, published by Feiwell and Friends (@FeiwelFriends), and recipient of
the Newbery Award in 2013 for The One and
Only Ivan, stops by to talk about considering sound more than plot, a
sophisticated and charming way to deal with things, and finding just the right
word.
My thoughts:
I'm a big fan of Katherine Applegate's books, so I enjoyed hearing her talk about writing and especially
her recent middle grade novel, Crenshaw. I haven't read it yet, but I'm looking forward to doing that soon.
Katherine Applegate: “I loved…just finding the right word.”
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