tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post8684469489393009415..comments2024-03-17T12:30:03.009-05:00Comments on Teaching Authors--6 Children's Authors Who Also Teach Writing: Writing from Life Without Boring Yourself by Mary Ann RodmanCarmela Martinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-16527724250055665342009-05-30T07:53:08.449-05:002009-05-30T07:53:08.449-05:00Robin--Funny you should ask! After I posted this I...Robin--Funny you should ask! After I posted this I thought "I should have mentioned picture books!"<br />Although my picture books have mostly been based on things that have happened to my now-adolescent daughter, my latest one, SURPRISE SOUP (April 2009, Viking) began life as one of my favorite childhood memories...making soup with my dad. From there it turned into two BOYS making soup with their dad (making Sunday morning pancakes for the family with HIS was my husband's favorite childhood memory). I am an only child, and my husband is the youngest of three. Once again, I started off writing something I thought was going to be very autobiographical, and wound up with a double semi-autobiographical. Sometimes these stories just have a mind of their own!<br />Good question, Robin....mary ann rodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13639787144894232298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-849271990756281202009-05-30T07:32:45.330-05:002009-05-30T07:32:45.330-05:00I wonder if picture books are ever autobiographica...I wonder if picture books are ever autobiographical in the way you describe. I have one about a Frog who always seems very familiar...Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15450251488356273426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-37473587719474085402009-05-29T09:35:21.357-05:002009-05-29T09:35:21.357-05:00Great post! I don't write fiction, but I *do* teac...Great post! I don't write fiction, but I *do* teach a memoir-writing class for senior citizens. Even though they *are* writing from real life, they could benefit from following some of your fiction tips, too. Example: if it doesn’t move the story along, cut it.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16111422370257898636noreply@blogger.com