“It begins with a character, usually, and once he stands up on his feet and begins to move, all I can do is trot along behind him with a paper and pencil trying to keep up long enough to put down what he says and does.” – William Faulkner Crafting a plot line is important. But no matter how clever you are at stringing together events, … Continue reading Quote of the Week–October 14th
Our “Reading and Refreshments” choice for October is Michael Bond’s A Bear Called Paddington. It is the first volume of a long series of amusing tales that Bond wrote about this unpredictable bear and the Brown family that adopts him after his emigration from “Darkest Peru” to Great Britain. Paddington’s adventures provoke laughter from all ages, making them ideal for reading with the family. And … Continue reading A Bear Called Paddington
“I love writing. I never feel really comfortable unless I am either actually writing or have a story going. I could not stop writing.” – P. G. Wodehouse Wodehouse said this at the advanced age of ninety-one (he lived a few months past his ninety-third birthday), and he was still an active and prolific writer at the time. We understand his sentiments, as none of us … Continue reading Quote of the Week–October 7th
“Writing a book is an adventure.” – Winston Churchill Anyone who loves books knows that reading one is an adventure. Writing them is an even greater adventure–the author can’t skip ahead to find out what happens. Of course, writers can plan what they think is going to happen, but characters don’t always do what they’re told. Continue reading Quote of the Week–September 30th
Welcome to the Sibling Writery’s first monthly serial! Once Upon a Time is Cate’s running account of the adventures of the royal heiress Esther, her friends Marcus and Stella, the young King Alexander, Esther’s noble “Grandfather,” and the entire Kingdom of Tryfort and its neighbors. Read and enjoy! Grandfather’s Story by Cate McDermott In a land far, far away (that is, far away if you live … Continue reading Once Upon a Time: Episode One
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