"When you are describing
A shape, or sound, or tint;
Don't state the matter plainly,
But put it in a hint;
And learn to look at all things,
With a sort of mental squint."
~Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Carroll)
A shape, or sound, or tint;
Don't state the matter plainly,
But put it in a hint;
And learn to look at all things,
With a sort of mental squint."
~Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Carroll)
I think writing matters. Even - especially! - writing for young adults. I fell in love with the stories of my adolescence
(the giver
jacob have i loved
number the stars
roll of thunder hear my cry
summer of my german soldier)
...those, and hundreds more. I carry them with me to this day.
What was it about those books? What did they teach me? How did they leave their words behind in inkstains on my heart?
This is my attempt to mull and muddle through: my thoughts on writing, on why it's important, on my own evolving process. Here is where I take off my glasses, rub my eyes, and start to squint into the things that matter.*
*(I mean... most of the time. There may also be funny pictures and general fluff floating around too. What can I say: welcome to my brain.)
I think writing matters. Even - especially! - writing for young adults. I fell in love with the stories of my adolescence
(the giver
jacob have i loved
number the stars
roll of thunder hear my cry
summer of my german soldier)
...those, and hundreds more. I carry them with me to this day.
What was it about those books? What did they teach me? How did they leave their words behind in inkstains on my heart?
This is my attempt to mull and muddle through: my thoughts on writing, on why it's important, on my own evolving process. Here is where I take off my glasses, rub my eyes, and start to squint into the things that matter.*
*(I mean... most of the time. There may also be funny pictures and general fluff floating around too. What can I say: welcome to my brain.)
