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Helen Landalf
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I hate writing synopses. It’s so difficult to distill a 200-plus-word novel into two succinct pages or less without sucking the life out of it. I recently had to write a synopsis of my current novel, though, so I’m glad that I attended a breakout session on “The Dreaded Synopsis” (yes, I stole the title – it was just too perfect!) at the SCBWI WWA Conference two weekends ago. The session was pr...
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Flyaway
— published 2011 — 3 editions |
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The Secret Night World of Cats
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Movement Stories for Children
by Helen Landalf (Goodreads Author) , Pamela Gerke — published 1996 |
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Getting used to Candy
— published 2000 |
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Moving is Relating: Developing Interpersonal Skills Through Movement, Grades 3-6
— published 1998 |
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Moving the Earth: Teaching Earth Sciences Through Movement for Grades 3-6
by Helen Landalf (Goodreads Author), Mary Gerke — published 1997 |
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Mail and Mystery, Family and Friends: Drama Curriculum for Second and Third Grades
— published 1999 |
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Hooves and Horns, Fins and Feathers: Drama Curriculum for Grades K-1
— published 1999 |
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“Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops at all”
― Emily Dickinson, The Complete Poems
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops at all”
― Emily Dickinson, The Complete Poems
“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life, and it is the main obstacle between you and a shitty first draft. I think perfectionism is based on the obsessive belief that if you run carefully enough, hitting each stepping-stone just right, you won't have to die. The truth is that you will die anyway and that a lot of people who aren't even looking at their feet are going to do a whole lot better than you, and have a lot more fun while they're doing it.”
― Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
― Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
“Yesterday's faults become today's lessons. Today's dreams become tomorrow's reality.”
― B.J. Neblett
― B.J. Neblett
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Thanks for the invite and congratulations on Flyaway Helen. Will you be sharing it at this fall's Inside Story? Erik
Thanks for the friends-invite! Looking forward to reading Flyaway =)
All the best and a wonderful week,
Patricia
Erik"
I shared it at the last Fall Inside Story - it came out in Dec., 2011!