In Dick Whittington, all the characters (even king rat) all end up liking Dick and so I felt this appropriate choice.īUILDING – Town/City Hall: I chose this building in particular as this is where people can go if they need a person of authority and they trust that person. This can be seen with Dick at the end where he has a new jacket and frills on his shirt, where he is expressing his new wealth because he’s the mayor.įOOD – Sunday Dinner: I chose this food as everyone likes a Sunday dinner in some way, shape or form. ITEM OF CLOTHING – Bowtie: I chose this item of clothing as people wear bowties when attending an important venue (for example, a movie premier), showing wealth. She says it should be at the forefront of EVERY DECISION YOU MAKE as a writer.DOG – Labrador: I chose this dog as it is a very brave, proud dog, these features can be seen in Dick, he’s brave when he takes on King Rat, and is proud when introducing himself to others (scene 1) or has an idea (scene 5). I’d never considered this line of thinking as a writer before, but DANG! It is so true! And that’s why Maggie starts with MOOD. Do we want to laugh or cry? Be scared or comforted by nostalgia? Do we want to think or just lay back and zone out? (To grab the seminar for yourself, click here.) I haven’t finished them all, yet, but in an early lesson she shared this insight: When you, as a consumer, decide to watch a movie or read a book, we most often make our choice based on a single factor. In place of the in-person seminar Maggie shared over eight hours of recorded videos. Add to it some airplane vouchers we had to use thanks to a six-hour delay in Nashville last summer and the trip was nearly free. I’ve “met” Maggie twice before, but the opportunity to learn from her for five hours, for only $100, was a dream come true. The catalyst for this trip was a one day writing seminar by my favorite author, Maggie Stiefvater. for a lovely long weekend with my husband. In June I was supposed to go to Washington, D.C. I’d like to briefly pause in this line of thinking for a productive tangent. At the movie played, ( Cool Runnings) I browsed and clipped and sorted. I looked for people who look as I envisioned my characters to look, for recipes they might make or room styles that might reside in their homes. As I paged through the glossy papered editions of Parents and People, I looked for images and words that connected to the four cousin characters in my novel Close Quarters and also the series as a whole. So instead of pulling out my computer or a paper copy of my manuscript in progress, I grabbed a stack of magazine I had been saving specifically for kids’ collaging projects. And yet, I didn’t want to waste the hour and a half of semi-preoccupation the movie time would afford me. The ever present awareness of this fact kind of made me crabby, and knew that if I did manage to get into a good flow and was asked to stop to get milk, clean up a spill, restart the movie, fill in any child like request – I’d likely lose my sh-, patience. Any available pocket of time feels like it should be utilized to cross just one little thing off the to-do list. I’ve learned that when you work from home, and everyone else is also ALWAYS home, it simultaneously feels like you are ALWAYS WORKING and NEVER WORKING. Not sleepy, per say, but mentally drained in a way that wouldn’t produce quality work. This is frequently a time when I get work done.Įxcept that on the particular night I’m going to share with you, I was tired. It is a time of day when we can all be in the same room together, but we don’t all have to be doing the same thing. It is at this point in the day of our quarantine routine when my sons put in a movie and more or less settle down for the day. One of my favorite times of day is 6:45 PM.
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