http://www.sarawilsonetienne.com sara wilson etienne. author, creative genius, and inventor of lazy afternoons. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:20:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en *First off, apologies to Antoinette Portis and her modern classic picture book, Not a Box for leaning on her wonderful pictures and themes. Go buy Not a Box! * A box is a cozy place to be. It's dark and quiet, with plenty of corners to curl up in. ... http://www.sarawilsonetienne.com/not-not-not-a-box.htm So I was out jogging this morning... or is it 'yogging' with a soft J? Well, anyway. I was out jogging and a RAVEN (yes, that's right, a giant, fat raven) landed on my head. Out of friggin' nowhere! As you may guess, I shrieked like a little girl and batted at ... http://www.sarawilsonetienne.com/tricksters-afoot.htm Recently I've been really feeling good about my writing. I've had quite a few "Aha!" moments and, slowly but surely, my story is transforming into a novel. By this, I don't mean that I've been making it longer or writing the acknowledgements page (don't worry, you're totally ... http://www.sarawilsonetienne.com/conference-karma.htm A while ago, I had a friend read the opening chapters to my novel. He was very supportive, but he said that there wasn't enough momentum to my story. Not enough momentum?! What does he know? He's an illustrator. He reads picture books and graphic ... http://www.sarawilsonetienne.com/the-rules.htm Sigh... Today in the mail, I received the bane of a writer's existence. "Your work was given careful consideration by one of our editors, and we are sorry to say that we do not feel like it is right for our list." ARGGGGGGG! The form letter has the power to ... http://www.sarawilsonetienne.com/i.htm There is nothing like Taiko drums to root rhythm Deep into your words! http://www.sarawilsonetienne.com/whomp-whomp.htm Well, instead of groveling for bloggle forgiveness for my inexcusable absence, I'm merely going to chalk it up to an excellent example of how I write. What an great idea, you're saying. Why didn't I think of that excuse myself, you wonder. Why? Because I'm simply BRILLIANT and ... http://www.sarawilsonetienne.com/warts-and-all.htm So, amazingly, my recent abandonment of my website actually has a real and justifiable reason this time! We're moving! We found a great place about a week and a half ago and have been scrambling to get everything packed and ready. And by we, I mean me. Tony has ... http://www.sarawilsonetienne.com/movin-right-along.htm I snailmailed Paul Fleischman's Valentine to him and this is what he had to say! Hooray! http://www.sarawilsonetienne.com/paul-fleischman-responds.htm http://www.sarawilsonetienne.com/our-roots.htm