I like to think I can pretty accurately read someone when it comes to reading a book. Granted, I have to get to know them a little before I can propose a book, but as a teacher, I need to be able to pinpoint my kids interests and direct them towards a "Just Right" book. Of course, this results in better familiarity with children's books and series than adult reads, or even YA books (Young Adult).
Hopefully, as I flesh out this blog, I will be able to start reviewing books as I read them--it is good practice for a possible freelance job in the future. The books I have included here are old, familiar friends I return to time and again, or simply books that have made an enormous impact on who I am as a person and as a reader. Pick and choose at whim--it's A La Carte tonight ;).
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle (Tweens/Young Adult)
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo (Tweens)
The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau (Young Adult)
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (Young Adult)
The Humming Room by Ellen Potter (Tweens/Young Adult)
Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino (Adult)
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi (Young Adult/Adult)
Rules by Cynthia Lord (Tweens/Young Adult)
Thimble Summer by Elizabeth Enright (Tweens)
I will add more as I go on. For now, please enjoy!
Friday, February 1, 2013
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Inaugural Post
To open my blog officially, I would like to tell you a little about myself and a little about what I would like to do with this blog.
I like to consider myself a writer, even though I have only published online and in school publications. I tell my students they are Writers and Readers, and tend to apply the same terminology to myself. After all, "Read, Read, Read" goes with "Write, Write, Write," as I believe Jane Yolen may have once said. And I intend to :).
To date, I have written over 64 fanfics, at least half a dozen original pieces, and have read scores more. I hope that this blog will encourage me to write enough to outstrip even my reading count--and that may be tough :).
Please do not confuse this blog with anything related to Julia Cameron. She is a very respectable lady as far as I know and it is completely by accident that I happened to name my blog as such. Until I can figure a way to change the blog name (and find a new name to go with it) I will keep this blog titled "Right to Write" for now--hopefully she does not mind :).
As I continue this, I may occasionally post flash fiction, parts of short stories, novels, poems, and perhaps even memoirs, that I will be working on. Any comments or reviews (if I gain readership) will most likely prove invaluable.
Open a tab and scroll in!
I like to consider myself a writer, even though I have only published online and in school publications. I tell my students they are Writers and Readers, and tend to apply the same terminology to myself. After all, "Read, Read, Read" goes with "Write, Write, Write," as I believe Jane Yolen may have once said. And I intend to :).
To date, I have written over 64 fanfics, at least half a dozen original pieces, and have read scores more. I hope that this blog will encourage me to write enough to outstrip even my reading count--and that may be tough :).
Please do not confuse this blog with anything related to Julia Cameron. She is a very respectable lady as far as I know and it is completely by accident that I happened to name my blog as such. Until I can figure a way to change the blog name (and find a new name to go with it) I will keep this blog titled "Right to Write" for now--hopefully she does not mind :).
As I continue this, I may occasionally post flash fiction, parts of short stories, novels, poems, and perhaps even memoirs, that I will be working on. Any comments or reviews (if I gain readership) will most likely prove invaluable.
Open a tab and scroll in!
Salutation
Most poets begin their poetry collections with an invitation ala Robert Frost's "The Pasture." Ancient writers began their epics with an invocation of the muse. I am neither a great poet nor a canon writer, but I do invite you to come in and enjoy my humble offerings :).
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