Layla
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Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch:
Hi! So I don't know if you remember me but you had a meeting with the students? and I was one of them I love your books and hope to read more this year. And I am also writing a novel it will be called Craving.
Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
Hello, Layla --
Was this in Kelowna? That was the last time I met with students who were avid writers in person before the pandemic -- and I really really miss meeting with students in person. Virtual is nice, but not the same. That's wonderful that you're writing a novel. Writing a first novel is one of the hardest things to do. Take it one scene at a time and don't worry too much about doing it in order. Instead, write the scene that's most vivid in your head. Then write the one that's now the most vivid. Repeat. After awhile, use copy and paste to rearrange because you'll begin to see their order. After that, you'll notice spots that need filling out with more scenes. It's sort of like sewing a quilt with a bunch of beautifully individual patches. Once you've finished the first draft of your novel, do consider joining my online private critique group called kidcrit. It doesn't cost anything but does require a lot of dedication -- reading other people's stuff and giving feedback, as well as uploading your own work chapter by chapter and having the humility to listen to advice. My website, calla.com has more info on kidcrit.
So happy to hear from you!
Was this in Kelowna? That was the last time I met with students who were avid writers in person before the pandemic -- and I really really miss meeting with students in person. Virtual is nice, but not the same. That's wonderful that you're writing a novel. Writing a first novel is one of the hardest things to do. Take it one scene at a time and don't worry too much about doing it in order. Instead, write the scene that's most vivid in your head. Then write the one that's now the most vivid. Repeat. After awhile, use copy and paste to rearrange because you'll begin to see their order. After that, you'll notice spots that need filling out with more scenes. It's sort of like sewing a quilt with a bunch of beautifully individual patches. Once you've finished the first draft of your novel, do consider joining my online private critique group called kidcrit. It doesn't cost anything but does require a lot of dedication -- reading other people's stuff and giving feedback, as well as uploading your own work chapter by chapter and having the humility to listen to advice. My website, calla.com has more info on kidcrit.
So happy to hear from you!
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Thank you for commenting on my review my parents still are talking about it (this is not a question)?
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