Exploring Tales and the Art of Telling
Posted on September 26, 2020 by Shiloh Carozza
As much as I enjoy historical fiction, I weary of seeing modern political agendas pasted into historical settings. We’ve all seen it: a character in a book or movie openly shares a fully developed opinion that never would have been expressed during that period… Continue Reading “When Political and Social Ideas are Born”
Category: ReviewsTags: American Revolution, biopic, historical fiction, ideas, labor reform, poltics, social movements
Posted on September 19, 2020 by Shiloh Carozza
When I found myself reading aloud to twelve hungry-eyed elementary students, I suddenly realized why I had written a children’s book. Well, “suddenly” is perhaps incorrect, since parents had already been sending me pictures of their kids reading my children’s book. That’s pretty fulfilling.… Continue Reading “Reading Aloud to Young Listeners”
Category: Writing InsightsTags: author, children's books, children's stories, elementary students, reading, reading aloud, writing
Posted on September 12, 2020 by Shiloh Carozza
If my book were a child, I would think it most darling for nudging me with ideas while only half-conceived. “I hope you look like me,” I would tell it with fondness. For this unborn book would carry my name. And if my book… Continue Reading “If My Book were a Child”
Category: Perspectives, Writing InsightsTags: author, creative writing, creativity, poetry
Posted on September 5, 2020 by Shiloh Carozza
Any aspiring author will one day come face-to-face with a formidable opponent: that opponent is called logistics. All right, you’ve written your book. You’ve revised the heck out of it. Maybe you’ve even found an illustrator. And now…? If the honeymoon phase with your… Continue Reading “Publishing: When an Author gets down to Business”
Category: Writing InsightsTags: author, business, creative writing, publication, publishing, publishing process, self publishing, writing