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I could play with words all night, but I really shouldn't. This one will be quick and easy. Ask anyone you know to join us. There are no age limits here. We can keep wallowing in the love of language and the joy of writing till the cows come home! Anyone know when that will be?
Here you go! Finish this sentence:
It was as dark as ____________.
Here's my answer: It was as dark as chocolate.
Your turn! Have fun! We're going to have a list of descriptions that we can refer back to over and over again. Just think, when you get ready to write your novel (or your next blog post) you'll have all kinds of descriptions flowing through your mind and onto your paper or computer screen! You'll be painting pictures with your words.
Presenting a snapshot of aspiring author and fellow trudger on the road to publication, Richie Frieman... writer, illustrator, creator of the online magazine, Pen's Eye View, and new father, to boot. It's sure to be a bustling Fall for this up-and- comer.
GwG: How did you become interested in children's literature?Richie: I have vivid memories of writing and sketching children’s stories as far back as elementary school. And I majored in art at the
University of Maryland. I painted, sketched, learned graphic design, and gained confidence by being surrounded by others who love art.
GwG: You self-published your picture book, Terple. Why did you go this route, and what has the trudge to traditional publication been like, as a result? Richie: I self-published so I could showcase a hard-copy version. “Terple” sells online at
Amazon,
Target,
Barnes & Noble, and locally in Baltimore at
Greetings & Readings. I did a book reading and signing there, and arranged for newspaper coverage, too. I felt like a true author and was completely hooked. That said, the "trudge" has been terrible! I have no agent, and I've received endless rejections. I’ve taken chances and made many mistakes. I've tried everything from disguising my voice and acting as my own agent, to hand-delivering manuscripts myself. But I have to stay positive. Even
Harry Potter filled many a trash can before it was picked up.
GwG: What are writing now, and what's the submission strategy?Richie: I am currently writing two more “Terple” picture books and will next attempt a YA book in the tradition of the
Gossip Girl series, or
French Kiss. That may seem odd for a 29 year old male, but I appreciate the humor. I plan to 1) Only query agents who represent similar titles. 2) Obey the submission guidelines. 3) Call to reconfirm they accept new material.
GwG: As an aspiring author, how do you network?Richie: I network aggressively, attend
SCBWI conferences, and I believe in my work. You are your best salesman!
GwG: How do you review your work?
Richie: I joined a critique group, which is helpful.
Shel Silverstein said that "If you're creative person, you should just go about your business, do your work, and not care about how it’s received. I never read reviews because if you believe the good ones you have to believe the bad ones, too."
GwG: Has fatherhood changed your writing process or perspective?
Richie: Fatherhood is fantastic! Too great to describe. It hasn't changed my writing process much. I write any time, any place, on anything. Post-Its are my best friend. I once wrote some verse on my daughter’s diaper - it was clean at the time! But that's my writing style. It comes to me, and I have to get it down before I forget. I most want my daughter to know the importance and enjoyment of reading. I have ADHD. Reading a book used to be paramount to swimming across the ocean. I don't want my daughter to miss out in that way.
GwG: Tell us about your online magazine, Pen's Eye View. How do you balance writing and maintaining the site?Richie: PensEyeView.com is an Internet magazine that features artist and musician interviews every 48 hours. Since going live, we've never missed a day. I plan to keep it growing. As with writing, you can't give up! I just have to make time for everything and hope for the best… always hope for the best.
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Here's the sentence we need to finish by painting a picture with our words. Have fun! Thinks outside the box!
It was as dark as_____________.
It was dark as my hair. (I have black hair)
Coffee
It was as dark as a cave on a moonless night.
It was dark as the inside of a sleeping bag you've pulled tightly over your head because you heard something outside your tent while camping in the mountains!
It was dark as a black velvet blindfold across your eyes.
It was as dark as a stormy, moonless night just after a lightening bolt has struck, sizzled, and disappeared.
Oh, by the way... I'd gotten several of your exercises behind, but just working through them the past hour or so has been such a blessing! It has brought peacefulness into my heart and mind, and made me feel like when I was fairly young and lived in the wonderful, world of childhood! Thank you so much!
You are so welcome. Writing takes me to other places too...often back to my childhood. Thank you so much for writing with me and us.
My freelance is slow right now, but my writing contiues to flow. It's because I'm not sitting here writing alone...it's because I'm writing with you and everyone else.
So...thank you all!
It was as dark as being in the middle of the ocean on a cloudy night with no moon or stars.
or, it was as dark as the bottom of the deep well that swallowed up my pet frog.
or, it was as dark as could be when we entered the high school gym to put up our election posters for class president. Then a flashlight came on and we heard, "Don't move, Police!"
It was as dark as a midnight forest!
You guys are really good!
Dark just isn't dark anymore. Now darkenss has taken on a whole new picture for our mind's eye. One minute I can see a darkness like the kind that was in the bottom of the well that took Craig's poor pet frog. That kind of darkness is more than dark. It is thick and dank.
The next minute I am surrounded by a darkness that is like the forest behind my house at midnight. (Gaelikka) That's a familiar darkness to me. I always imagine nighttime animals out for their prey.
Words take me places. They paint pictures for me. You are all painting pictures with your words...amazing pictures.
If you have time, go back up and read the list. Every single comment describes darkness in a different way. A different picture is painted. Words are awesome! So are you.
It was as dark as a fruit cellar that is built into a hill.
i am as dark as your best mood!
It was dark like the starless sky
It was dark like tar
It was as dark as the inside of an aged bottle of wine, empty and alone in the corner of the musty wine cellar.
Sandy
hey girl, you're wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy behind visiting me, might have to pick up my empty wine bottle and bop you in head
It was as dark like the inside of the closet when the door is closed!
It was as dark as a shuttered eyelid, screaming in rage against the relentless, white sun.
It was as dark as cold espresso.