Stuff I Collect: Wires
OK, I have already admitted to collecting "stuff. I confess that I might be headed toward a house full of newspapers and cats along with other treasured items. For example I have been fascinated with old wire since I lived in Malawi and saw what the children there could make out of scraps of wire and other found objects. In fact I enjoy all found object art. I have an affinity for anything that involves recycling, imagination and creativity. Imagine my delight in finding that there are pieces of old wire everywhere I [...]
Shear Common Sense for a Writer
When the opportunity arises for a writer to have a new experience that could be material that could lead to a story or book or poem or enrich life it is a no brainer. Jump up from your desk and go. It could also be called procrastination....Got a call yesterday, the Yazzi family were shearing the last four of their 111 sheep. I had missed the opportunity over the weekend so I was delighted to know I still had a chance to try my hand at this practice so tied to the [...]
I think I could be Georgia O’ Keefe
I wish people were trees and I think I could enjoy them then....G. O'KeefeSometimes I think I like trees better than people....MeIt is what I have done with where I have been that should be of interest....G. O'KeefeSo much of my writing comes from my life in other worlds, other cultures....MeA mile of elephants with sand at their feet ...create the equivalent of what I felt. G. O' Keefe I too see elephants in the dunes of the southwest....MESince I cannot sing, I paint....G. O' KeefeSince I cannot sing, I write...I try to paint...I [...]
Ten Resolutions to Make My Life and My Writing Better
Ten New Years Resolutions To Make My Life and Writing Better OK, I have already crossed out 5 so you are lucky. Here you go… 1. 1. 1. Eat less. This is a problem because I write at a table that is three feet from the kitchen. Eating is one thing that it is possible to do while writing. Witness the crumbs on my laptop. 2. 2. 2. Exercise more. This is a problem because my exercise time, roughly 2 hours, takes away from my writing time. It is difficult to write while [...]
Writers Always Steal
It's true, we writers listen in on conversations, read what others have written, and when it suits we make it ours. My children used to introduce me to friends, " This is my mom, the writer. Be careful what you say. It can and will be used in a book." It works like this sometimes...I have an idea for a picture book I want to write. The story is about a Navajo girl who wants to learn to weave but she is given the task of herding the sheep instead...Not sure where I [...]
Beatrice reviewed in Kirkus!
BEATRICE'S DREAM A Story Of Kibera SlumAuthor: Williams, Karen LynnPhotographer: Stone, WendyPublisher:Frances LincolnPages: 32Price ( Hardcover ): $17.95Publication Date: December 1, 2011ISBN ( Hardcover ): 978-1-84780-019-0Category: Picture BooksClassification: NonfictionLife for a girl in the slums of Nairobi.Beatrice, 13, tells readers about her life in Kibera, a shantytown of discarded metal, wood and other refuse. The youngest of five children, she lives with her eldest brother, Francis, and his wife. Her father perished in in a car accident, and her mother died of tuberculosis when she was 9 years old. Every weekday morning, rain [...]