At home … or at the library Joey climbs into the white porcelain, claw-footed bathtub just inside the sunny window of his school library and sinks onto the puffy yellow and green pillows that line the bottom. “Here’s your book,” I say, as I hand him Pete the Cat and the Cool Caterpillar and openContinue reading “Bathtub Reading”
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Conflicted Interests
What is it about conflict that readers find so engaging? Every writing class, book, or instructor emphasizes the need for writers to introduce conflict in their stories. The sooner the better. Page one, paragraph one, if you can manage it. It should accompany the introduction of a sympathetic character. We need to care about theContinue reading “Conflicted Interests”
Janice Airhart 