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Miss Pleasance swirled up through a hole in the sky for the fifth time today, and she's getting a little time-travel sick.
Her story has to be finished by Sunday latest and she wants to know why it isn't done already. If she has to whirl around another helter skelter or fall in another damn pit, she's going to burn the headmaster's carpet slippers and hand in her resignation.
Time is catching up with my WIP -
A World of Cardboard Houses - it has to be prettied up and sent out by Sunday latest. Gnaws fingers (there are no nails left). We're on day fourteen and draft five. I'm sure I've written first drafts of novels quicker.
Twister gets his teeth floated
I can never get enough of watching the horses get their teeth floated by the equine dentist. Just enough sedation makes them so agreeable they'll let you do just about anything. There is always some serious rasping of the teeth noise during these visits and you KNOW it's really loud inside their heads! Just a few minutes before this photo was taken, Twister was pounding on the wall of the stall to get out, patience not being his best virtue. Without sedation, just the squirt of a fly spray bottle (Karen's [not pictured here]pet peeve) or the sudden movement of a plastic bag on a windy day (Twister's peeve) can sometimes send them into hysterics!
...go figure
Narrative forms have the potential to inspire, sustain and heal us, and traditional folktales have a special healing magic for children. Witch and monster stories like Baba Yaga and Heckedy Peg show how to get through the dark woods of life and suggest that there are helpful beings along the way. The Elves and the Shoemaker illustrates the practice of generosity. Talking Eggs, a traditional Louisiana Creole Cinderella tale, demonstrates the eventual triumph of good over evil. In the Uncle Remus stories, underdogs like tar baby and the rabbit outfox the scary fox himself. Native American coyote tales offer tales of connectedness with the natural world. In our stress-filled lives, these stories provide steadying information and wisdom.
For folktales from Asia, search the wealth of the PaperTigers website, or go directly to interviews with authors like Debjani Chatterjee and Demi, who have written stories based on folktales. For faves of Asian kids, here’s a review of a collection of folktale retellings. And for Hispanic folktales, check out Tales Our Arbuelitas Told.
PaperTigers welcomes your feedback about this important form of literature for the child within each of us.
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Surely this all means that it will be a stellar story. Keep at it!
Of course... Ha!
A World of Cardboard Houses ... if nothing else, it's got a sweet title.
I think the editor should accept it for its title alone, who needs plot, character, conflict... :D
That picture reminds me what a truly perverted game TWISTER is ; )
Take a breath. I'm sure all will be well by Sunday.
A deadline always makes things interesting. Good luck :)
Natalie - and so much fun ;)
Andrea, if nothing else it'll be done :D
Doesn't it just, Danielle. :D
I have this annoying habit of coming up with ideas for specific markets about a week before the deadline. It gets me motivated, but is always a nail-biting finale to get there in time.
When it works, my writing is ten times better!
This story sounds like a lot of fun. I can't wait to read it. Good luck. (I hope your nails grow back quickly.)
Rich, Sometimes those pesky ideas are so elusive.
Jamie, I can live with no nails, it's my fingers I'm worried about. :D