tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339010711047634783.post1085034633519068962..comments2024-03-14T00:19:45.060-07:00Comments on One Potato...Ten!: Beginnings, Middles, and Endings?Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05385380660178435154noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339010711047634783.post-43188127558589776292011-05-20T11:37:47.589-07:002011-05-20T11:37:47.589-07:00It IS just the perfect ending, Lauren.
You are r...It IS just the perfect ending, Lauren. <br /><br />You are right about a picture book ending needing to be strong. That's why I like knowing the ending from the start...it's more unsettling when I don't know it, and have to hope that I can eventually nail it, the way you did with WINTER IS THE WARMEST SEASON.David LaRochellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09146141298496287697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339010711047634783.post-27676600776380777652011-05-12T10:19:23.782-07:002011-05-12T10:19:23.782-07:00Lauren, I am working on the ending of a picture bo...Lauren, I am working on the ending of a picture book that is begging for a wittier ending. It is there, vaguely floating around my mind, but I struggle with accessing it, as if there is a opaque screen between the that ending and my mind.betsy woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02184459417101821755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339010711047634783.post-10553903462964598992011-05-11T10:57:37.718-07:002011-05-11T10:57:37.718-07:00Lauren,
I agree with Christy and Betsy. What amaz...Lauren,<br />I agree with Christy and Betsy. What amazing insight you've provided with the ending of a picture book having the most impact-- an arrow straight to the heart of the reader!Edie Hemingwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496477219035860857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339010711047634783.post-84485421123335514532011-05-11T09:52:31.177-07:002011-05-11T09:52:31.177-07:00Excellent! And if you want to read more wisdom fro...Excellent! And if you want to read more wisdom from Allyn (and Marla) go here:<br />http://www.hbook.com/magazine/articles/2011/may11_frazee.aspLaurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131575604953515285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339010711047634783.post-62537709520641688652011-05-11T09:38:27.996-07:002011-05-11T09:38:27.996-07:00Lauren, in that quote you offered me piercing insi...Lauren, in that quote you offered me piercing insight into a picture book I'm writing. Thank you and thank you and thank you.betsy woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02184459417101821755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339010711047634783.post-85715502486948732212011-05-11T09:20:15.832-07:002011-05-11T09:20:15.832-07:00Thanks Christy. This is also true for the illustra...Thanks Christy. This is also true for the illustrations and how they end as well-- that emotional impact, whatever the emotion, has to be strong.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131575604953515285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339010711047634783.post-76962725487436422622011-05-11T09:15:04.438-07:002011-05-11T09:15:04.438-07:00I will always remember this now, Lauren. Great vis...I will always remember this now, Lauren. Great visual--an arrow to the heart. <br /><br />I love how your ending came to you through process. Your Winter is the Warmest Season is a wonderful, satisfying story from beginning to end.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09408845654668250300noreply@blogger.com