Little Honker's Patriotic Paws

Read to Write

I'm a reader! I've learned to write by reading a variety of genres. Word choices, character development, setting, and figurative language come to life. I not only appreciate each author I read, but it makes me want to increase my writing strengths. Although I currently write children's books, I've learned much about all of these elements from extensive reading. My job as a writer is to figure out if I can develop my skill in this field. Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Harper Lee, and Zora Neale Hurston, and Shakespeare ( I know this is five and four was the goal, but I had to do it!) all increased my awareness of language and setting and character development. Dickens (character), Twain (humor and significance of setting), Lee (time period and character), Hurston (the beauty of language) and Shakespeare (all of the above). Later in life I discovered Barbara Park with my granddaughter. She captures so many feelings and frustrations of growing up in a humorous way. Little Honker and his band have won the music contest and achieved their dream. Avenues to our dreams are different, but we can all achieve.