Sewing the Story
Posted: May 6, 2012 Filed under: Writers Write | Tags: design, engineering, sewing, writing 8 Comments »
I sew. I’m not enthusiastic about it. It would be easier to buy–pick an item and carry it to the cash register.
I know what I want to wear. Knowing is good, but it can be a pain. The colors, the lines, the textures, the weight–these things are obvious to me. And since I can’t afford Armani, retail isn’t an option. So, last week I chose a palette, found the trusty tissue patterns, and made a supply list on an index card. Yesterday, while my girls studied Chinese, I shopped.
Sewing is both design and engineering. Altering a pattern so I’m not yanking at my waistband all day–engineering. Changing up a tank top for variety–design. I see parallels in writing. Structuring a story–engineering. Choosing the right word–design.
I write for the same reasons I sew. I know what I want to read.
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Morning Conversation
Posted: March 27, 2012 Filed under: Joined at the Heart, Just One Thing, Mouths of Babes, Writers Write | Tags: artists, books, family, readers, writers, writing 2 Comments »
Today is a state mandated test day for public schools. Cherry Crisp’s grade level is not being tested. She will sit all day, working math problems she already knows how to solve.
“Do you have a book to read?”
“Mom, I’m a reader.” Plosive puffs of disgust escape rosebud lips. “Asking a reader if she has a book is like asking a writer if she has a pen.”
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Read So Hard
Posted: March 23, 2012 Filed under: Aha!, Writers Write | Tags: books, rap for readers, read, street cred, video, writers, writing Leave a comment »
Street cred for girls, who read books. Seriously, this is the best rap video evah. Check it out.
