Date: February 23, 2010
Author: Colleen Ryckert Cook
Tags: author visits, Charlotte Adelsperger, Colleen Ryckert Cook, non-fiction, workshops, writing books
Author: Colleen Ryckert Cook
Tags: author visits, Charlotte Adelsperger, Colleen Ryckert Cook, non-fiction, workshops, writing books
Adelsperger and Ryckert Cook visit Mill Creek Elementary
On February 19, Charlotte Adelsperger and Colleen Ryckert Cook talked about life as a writer at Mill Creek Elementary’s Author Illustrator Workshop. Charlotte talked with fourth graders about researching and writing about the Andrea Doria shipwreck. Colleen taught fifth graders different strategies for writing fiction and nonfiction. They joined local authors Connie Richards, Mary Anne Demeritt and Darlene Isaacson; Chris Koppenhaver of the Johnson County Library; artist Julanne Patric; Kansas City Star Food Editor Jill Silva; photographer Bill Spreadbury; computer animator Jesse Miguel; marketing consultant John Martellaro; and trial lawyer Steve Mirakian.
Random Advice from People with More Experience than I, plus the power of page 69
The late Marshal McLuhan claimed readers could judge a book not by its cover but by its 69th page. In other words, if page 69 grabs your attention, the rest of the book will too. I took his tenet one step further and grabbed three of my favorite writing books: Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott, The First Five Pages by Noah Lukeman and On Writing by Stephen King. If we turn to page 69, what bits of writerly wisdom might they impart?
