To inaugurate my bursts of inspiration, I'd like to pay my homage to one of the most gentle, funny, prolific and talented writers I was honored to know, Sid Fleischman. He often said things that helped me enormously, but here's just one:
If there's a hole in your story, point to it.
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About Me
- claudia
- I'm a Sotheby's west side realtor by day, an actress-turned children's-book-writer by night, loving to spend time in other people's shoes. I'm also a Regional Advisor Emerita for The Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI), stepped down from the Los Angeles chapter after 11 years.
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Kidscribblers: Stephanie Hemphill, me, Jill Corcoran, Kitty Donohoe, Paula Yoo, Joyce Lee Wong
3 comments:
So true, Claudia. Sid could give sage advice in very few words. Another one I remember is, "Up the ante."
I've seen so many wonderful tributes to this great man, but I LOVE the quote you included here!
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What a wonderful quote. I'm sorry I never really knew him.
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