Okay, this is silly. But I got a hair-brained idea to start a children's book today. Who knows if it'll actually turn into something publishable, but I'm having fun in the meantime. I just spent the evening pounding out part of a first-draft over a spread of Thai delivery: panang curry and sticky rice with mango. It's the good life, folks.
Like most children's stories (and all of my writing), this is character-driven, and everyone has their own wacky voice and set of idiosyncrasies. So far, I have a polar bear protagonist on his first field trip from the Bronx Zoo, an overexcited hot cider-drinking hippo, and a precocious little nose-wrinkling Bronx girl who offers the displaced polar bear some practical advice.
Sounds ridiculous, I know. But I'm going to do a little research and reading on how to really write for kids, and we'll see if I can make this thing happen.
[At the wise suggestion of a good friend, I decided to edit out of this post the previously included excerpt. I guess I should worry about protecting my work; anybody can steal practically anything these days. So you'll just have to wait until later to read it all in print.]
[At the wise suggestion of a good friend, I decided to edit out of this post the previously included excerpt. I guess I should worry about protecting my work; anybody can steal practically anything these days. So you'll just have to wait until later to read it all in print.]
Keep your eyes peeled for a second installment of "Eye on the City," too, because heaven knows I've got about ten thousand photos--several of them subway candids (creeper!)--and I'm dying to do something with them.
Thanks for reading, and if you consider yourself a writer, I'd love your suggestions and cautions!
Love you all! xo
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