I���m baaaaaack with more writing tips. The pandemic sl...
I���m baaaaaack with more writing tips.
The pandemic slammed the doors on school classroomsacross the country, so I temporarily closed my blog thinking that I would postagain when schools reopened, which meant soon. Wrong! Eighteen months later, thisblog is resurfacing.
A lot happens in one-and-a-half years, especially ifcooped up inside with nowhere to go. As always, I turned to writing, mypersonal outlet for all things sweet and bitter. Not associating with friendswas bitter. Fear of a virus we can���t see, hear, or touch was bitter. The lossof a ���normal��� lifestyle was bitter. The silver lining of the dark, threateningcloud was more time to kick up my heels���sweet. More time to read���sweeter. Moretime to write���sweetest.
More time to write gave me the incentive to revise a mysterynovel I���d drafted years ago. Month after month, I pounded the keyboard andfinished that rascal. Sweet! I���ve been visiting classrooms, virtually. Sweet! I���vekept up with friends and family via text and phone. Sweet!
During this time, an editor asked me to write apicture book based on an illustration of a spooky old house. So, I accepted thechallenge and enjoyed playing with words. Ooooo. Strange characters. Zap!Strange actions. Boom! Strange sounds. A picture book is forthcoming.
The publication of my 50th book, COWBOYJESSE, was another speck of silver lining during this pandemic, a speck I will alwayscherish.
Let���s have fun with another silver lining often usedin writing���The Rule of Three. Play this hunt-and-find activity by identifying examplesof the ���Rule of Three��� in this blog. (Hint: There are several.)
Rule of three:using a word or phrase three times for emphasis.
In my next blog, the talented author, Sandi Underwood,will visit with news of her latest book, ON A SCALE OF ONE TO TEN, amiddle-grade novel.
Nancy Kelly Allen has written 50 children���sbooks and a cookbook, SPIRIT OF KENTUCKY. Check out her blog at www.nancykellyallen.com
