You have to hold your audience in writing to the very end — much more than in talking, when people have to be polite and listen to you.
Brenda Ueland
Author: Susan Uhlig
You never know what you will learn ’til you start writing. Then you discover truths you never knew existed.
Anita Brookner
You never know what you
Say all you have to say in the fewest possible words, or your reader will be sure to skip them.
John Ruskin
Say all you have to
Shouting at the Rain
Marvelous Middle Grade Monday
I loved Shouting at the Rain (Nancy Paulsen Books, 2019) by Lynda Mullaly Hunt so much! It had such good lines that I want to savor, such as, “The sun is always in the sky–it just gets hidden sometimes.”
Delsie never really thought of herself as an orphan until her friend wants to use her as inspiration. Then when Delsie’s summertime friend shows up, she’s not really interested in Delsie and what they used to do anymore. It’s not comfortable being on the outside looking in at friendships nor whole families.
The book is a Junior Library Guild Selection and a NY Times bestseller. Don’t miss this good story!
Read about Lynda here and check out her other two books here.
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.
Harper Lee