Today I have a special post as part of the Writers Persevere event that authors Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi are running for the next few days to celebrate their newest book, The Emotional Wound Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Psychological Trauma. This book looks at the difficult experiences embedded in our character’s backstory which… Continue reading The Emotional Wound Thesaurus + Three Stories of Perseverance
As promised last week, here is my follow up interview with Kathy Wiechman, author of NOT ON FIFTH STREET. CAROL: Just like in LIKE A RIVER, you wrote NOT ON FIFTH STREET from two points of view. What led to that decision? KATHY: NOT ON FIFTH STREET is about a rift between two brothers. When I… Continue reading Not On Fifth Street: An Interview with Kathy Cannon Wiechman
If you're one of my faithful followers, than you're no stranger to Kathy Wiechman's historical fiction for middle grades. I'm proud to review her newest book, NOT ON FIFTH STREET (Calkins Creek, 2017), a fictionalized account of the flood of the Ohio River in 1937. Two feuding brothers + one record-breaking flood = a fast paced middle… Continue reading Not on Fifth Street: A Review and ARC Giveaway- Part I
As promised in last week's blog, Kathy Wiechman agreed to answer a few questions about her inspiration for EMPTY PLACES. CAROL: I believe you used some family history to create this story. Can you tell us a little bit about that? KATHY: EMPTY PLACES is not a family history, but events in family history served as… Continue reading Kathy Wiechman: Behind the Scenes of EMPTY PLACES
Congratulations to Deb Allmand who won SCAR on last week's blog. Introduction I first introduced my husband's uncle, Robert Toupal, to middle grade historical fiction by giving him Joyce Hostetter's book, BLUE. Since then he's often my first reader when I receive an ARC. A man of definite opinions, I wondered what he would think… Continue reading EMPTY PLACES: A Review and ARC Giveaway
To Kathy Wiechman's Ohio, SCBWI, and Facebook friends, this two-part series will come as no surprise. But since many of my readers are from North and South Carolina, I can safely say this will be news to many of you. I hope everyone will enjoy hearing how Kathy, like Jo Hackl, persisted on her path… Continue reading You Heard it Here First: Kathy Wiechman's Path to the Grateful American Book Prize- Part I
Congratulations to a new blog reader, Chris Hoerter of Chapel Hill, NC, who won the autographed copy of The Nine Pound Hammer. He attended John Bemis' class at Central Carolina Community College last year and now will have one of his books! ********* Warning: Reading this blog may get the tune, "Climb Every Mountain" the the… Continue reading Mark Every Milestone
Congratulations to Kathy Weichman who won Beginnings Middles & Ends by Nancy Kress. Thanks to all of you who contributed to the this series. You can find the previous posts here: Part I and II included General Advice; Part III was on Deep Point of View; and Part IV was on Story Making. ******* "During my time as a facilitator of various writing… Continue reading Writing Tips #5: Nuggets of Wisdom on Editing & Revision
One of my blogging joys is introducing an author or illustrator who is making her debut. It is my pleasure to review Like A River by Kathy Cannon Weichman which makes its official debut in April. At the end of this blog you'll find directions on how you can win my ARC (Advanced Reader Copy). Doc… Continue reading You Heard it Here First: Introducing "Like a River" by Kathy Cannon Wiechman
When I asked my writer friends for writing tips, I had no idea what they would send. I received lots of general advice, but also a few tidbits that I categorized. Today's post compiles ones on deep point of view. I was first introduced to this concept during Lorin Oberweger's Free Expressions seminar. Lorin generously gave… Continue reading Writing Tips #3- Nuggets of Wisdom on Deep Point of View