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Sunday, August 14, 2011 2:13:17 PM
Francisco Stork wrote a blog post titled Writer’s Block:
Francisco said, "Words come painfully slow. After an hour there is a paragraph that goes nowhere. Whatever it is I am trying to say has no future. It’s not so much a lack of words as a lack of vision. The mind does not accept the goodness of a sentence. Some kind..." more
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 9:17:07 AM
Francisco Stork wrote a blog post titled Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award:
Francisco said, "The Last Summer of the Death Warriors has received the 2011 Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award. The award is presented by the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents (ALAN) of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). The award is given to..." more
Friday, April 1, 2011 11:00:27 AM
Francisco Stork wrote a blog post titled Compassion:
Francisco said, "“Be kind to yourself.” Cheryl Klein, my editor, said to me recently as we discussed my revisions to a manuscript. Her words made me think about what it means to be kind to oneself in the process of writing and re-writing a book. To be..." more
Sunday, February 27, 2011 2:37:50 PM
Francisco Stork wrote a blog post titled Prayer:
Francisco said, "Of all the things that are hard to write about, this is one of them. It is so intimate, so private. I bring it up because there is a connection between it and writing. I’m going to say that prayer is the movement of the heart towards Mystery...." more
Friday, February 4, 2011 7:44:05 AM
Francisco Stork was just published! Francisco is the Author of Marcelo In The Real World, which was just released in Paperback. Congratulations Francisco!
Thursday, January 6, 2011 2:21:02 PM
Francisco Stork wrote a blog post titled Beauty:
Francisco said, "It is both a searching and a being found. A going toward and a waiting for. A putting out and a bringing in. This thing called beauty. A building and a making, a creating that needs to happen every day. A stalking for traces of it. Glimpses in..." more
Saturday, December 4, 2010 10:01:50 AM
Francisco Stork wrote a blog post titled Letter to an Old Friend:
Francisco said, "Is it okay if I call you friend? I’ve known you for so long and it is time for you to be a friend. You are with me always. Sometimes you sit in the living room of my house, powerful in your presence. At other times you are like a guest taking..." more
Saturday, October 30, 2010 1:07:28 PM
Francisco Stork wrote a blog post titled Of Raking Leaves and Writing (cont):
Francisco said, "1. Imagine that an angel appears to you and asks you to rake for an hour. “I’m just a messenger,” he says. 2. No need to be perfect. He knows you can’t get every single leaf. He just wants you to rake for an hour. 3...." more
Monday, September 13, 2010 4:23:28 PM
Francisco Stork wrote a blog post titled Dire Straits:
Francisco said, "I was on a panel yesterday at the Brooklyn Book Fair with Mitali Perkins, Kate Milford and Anjali Wason. The title of the panel was “Making It” and it dealt with the tough situations the panelists put their characters in and how those..." more
Sunday, July 4, 2010 8:59:39 AM
Francisco Stork wrote a blog post titled Integrity:
Francisco said, "I’ve been thinking about what it means for a young adult novel to have integrity. I approach the subject from the point of view of the author. How can I write a novel for young people with integrity and why is it important that I do so? I don’t..." more
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 7:00:41 AM
Francisco Stork wrote a blog post titled Inspiration:
Francisco said, " Do not worry that your love’s beauty Will dazzle me, Blind me, Keep me From my daily bread. Do not worry that the bursting Notes of your anvil Will stun me to dead stillness. Do not be anxious. Let your giving fall As the rain. I will..." more
Saturday, May 29, 2010 4:02:26 PM
Francisco Stork wrote a blog post titled The Writer’s Faith:
Francisco said, "Writing a book can teach you about life, how to live your days, if you let it. Take this thing we call faith, this mystery that is as real in its presence as it is in its absence. You need it. The book cannot get written without it. But what is it?..." more
Saturday, April 24, 2010 9:29:47 AM
Francisco Stork wrote a blog post titled This Work of Mine:
Francisco said, " This so called labor of love. How like the pear tree In my backyard With its imperfect fruit. How can I bear like you? So natural and unstruggled. So at ease with your gift."
Monday, March 29, 2010 5:55:28 PM
Francisco Stork wrote a blog post titled The Song:
Francisco said, " It is not logical to hear such a melody this late spring when the rains are still cold. I had to stop when it first came, its beckoning unrecognizable or too familiar. How can the frozen earth not crack to such song? How can the numb cardinal..." more
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 4:27:34 PM
Francisco Stork wrote a blog post titled Holland:
Francisco said, "This past week, I was invited to visit Holland by Lemniscaat, the Dutch publisher of Marcelo in the Real World. It was a particularly meaningful trip because my step father, Charlie Stork, was Dutch. There were many things about the trip that were..." more
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 10:36:01 AM
Francisco Stork was just published! Francisco is the Author of The Last Summer Of The Death Warriors, which was just released in Hardcover. Congratulations Francisco!
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 10:34:26 AM
Francisco Stork wrote a blog post titled Praise and Detachment:
Francisco said, "Marcelo in the Real World has been out there since March and I have been overwhelmed by its reception both critically by the professional reviewers as well as by the many, many people who have reviewed the book in their blogs or have commented upon..." more
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 10:34:26 AM
Francisco Stork wrote a blog post titled Waiting in Darkness:
Francisco said, "In a week or so I will be done with the editing process for the fourth book: The Last Summer of the Death Warriors. That book is slated to come out March 2010. Sometime later in 2010 (my wonderful editor Cheryl Klein is also very flexible and kind)..." more
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 10:34:26 AM
Francisco Stork wrote a blog post titled The First Novel:
Francisco said, "Periodically I get inquiries from young people (and older ones too) who want to write or publish their first novel. By way of response, I would like to share with you some thoughts about the writing of my first novel, The Way of the Jaguar. I..." more
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 10:34:26 AM
Francisco Stork wrote a blog post titled Crimes Against the Spirit:
Francisco said, "Last week I was invited to speak at the Simmons College Young Adult Literature conference. The theme of the conference was “Crimes and Misdemeanors” and I talked about the different “crimes” that Marcelo encounters in the..." more
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 10:34:26 AM
Francisco Stork wrote a blog post titled The Table:
Francisco said, "Every summer when I walk into a book store, I see a table with all the books that teachers have assigned or recommended for their students. I spend a lot of time at this table even though most of the books that I see there are the same every summer...." more
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 10:34:26 AM
Francisco Stork wrote a blog post titled The Writer as Talker:
Francisco said, "Every once in a while I get invited to talk at various types of events. I don’t know exactly why, but whenever I finish my talk, I feel a mild sense of disgust at myself. Part of the problem is that one of the reasons I get invited in the..." more
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 10:34:26 AM
Francisco Stork wrote a blog post titled True Love:
Francisco said, "I thought I would get philosophical (for a change!) and ask what it means to love a book. I often hear the phrase: “I liked it but I didn’t love it”, applied to a book. It surprises me to hear the word love so selectively applied..." more
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 10:34:26 AM
Francisco Stork wrote a blog post titled End of the Year Lists:
Francisco said, "For the first time in my writing career, a book of mine has appeared on various Best Book of the Year lists. I’ve been wondering for a couple of weeks now as to how to respond (at least to myself). I have referenced the various lists and..." more
Saturday, September 24, 2011 8:02:35 AM
Francisco Stork wrote a blog post titled Late September:
Francisco said, "Late September in New England. A few dogwood leaves are stained with purple while not far away a white rose still blooms. The pear tree streaks yellow, the Japanese Elm is tainted with the beginnings of orange. The grass is still green and growing,..." more