by Mike Petry | Jan 28, 2016 | Mike's Blog
My youngest years were filled with the bouncing of laughter and the sway of song. As the world around me changed so did the disappointment that echoed from within, the laughter was more jarring and shaky. The songs were quiet and replaced with the hollowness that...
by Mike Petry | Jan 23, 2016 | Mike's Blog
Today in my ‘Writing for Life’ class with Kristine Backes, one of our prompt exercises was to pick some cards that depict something using our five senses mine was Pink Fuzzy Lint. What the hell? This is what I wrote. We had eight minutes to complete and...
by Mike Petry | Jan 21, 2016 | Mike's Blog
On Tuesday this week in my class we discussed Setting and Time. The time element is broken down into: Setting Era – does your story take place a long time ago, is it current day, or does it take place in the future? Setting Season – what season is it and...
by Mike Petry | Jan 16, 2016 | Mike's Blog
Flat or two-dimensional vs. three-dimensional characters. I finished the last book in Michael Grant’s Gone series. The great thing about a series that has six books is the character development. We often get to see a lot of characters that have...
by Vicki Petry | Jan 15, 2016 | Mike's Blog
And the Wookie of the Year award goes to British artist and illustrator James Hance! Original hand-signed sketches from his Wookie the Chew – the House at Chew Corner book are selling almost before his posts are final on Esty. The genius of his work is the...
by Mike Petry | Jan 13, 2016 | Mike's Blog
This afternoon I had the great opportunity to teach a dozen brilliant homeschooled kids. Today’s class was on Point of View (POV) and more specifically what is first person, second person, and third person POV. The kids ranged from 8-16 years old. This is a...
