Bart King's Blog, page 42

This is wrong on so many levels.

"Beverly Hills, 9021-Old"

Gift-giving season is coming . . .

And furniture and jewelry are at the top of my wish list!

Yeah, but does she know where the treasure is?

Ann Collins is running for office in Indiana!

Wouldn't it be funny if one of my neighbors had this Halloween tombstone in their front yard?

I guess not.

"Oregon Reads Aloud" — the book!

This week, I got to be part of the coolest book event imaginable! It took place at Powell's Bookstore in Portland. Photos and video below. 
Start Making a Reader Today (SMART) is a nonprofit dedicated to improving children's literacy skills. And it just launched its first children's book, O REGON READS ALOUD .
The book features 25 illustrated stories—one for each year SMART's been around. Geniuses like Carmen Bernier-Grand, Gina Ochsner, Eric Kimmel, Barbara Kerley, Robin Kerr, Dale E. Basye contributed to it. The book has only one glaring fault—my story, "Paw-sitively Yummy." And even THAT outrage was salvaged by illustrator Carolyn Digby Conahan's superb artwork!
OREGON READS ALOUD is available everywhere books are sold.



The contributors (I'm in the back!)

At some point, every writer gets a message that changes their whole day.

This is THAT letter! :)
(Thanks, Patrick!)

"Hey, could someone turn the wave's jets down?"

"Seriously, you guys, I think the jets are too HIGH—""

Well, I can scratch THIS item off my bucket list.

This "Bucket of Scat" has models of animal poop for educational purposes. Here, I'll let this ranger explain:

How to Write a Dramatic Story in Four Easy Steps:

                1. Set the scene                2. Rising action                3. Climax
                4. Denouement(Via.)