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Asking for help

requestIt is com­ing on to three years (!) since I began Word­craft. I have been told by many of you that you find what I write of inter­est and use, both for your own writ­ing, in the class­room and library. I nev­er want folks to think I am lay­ing down rules. Every­thing I put down is sim­ply based on my own writ­ing expe­ri­ence, some six­ty odd years of it. (Stress odd). I have enjoyed writ­ing Word­craft, and most of all have enjoyed your responses.

(And I will con­fess, some­times I write these pieces as a way of get­ting away from my own work. So much eas­i­er writ­ing about writ­ing than doing it. We all know that, don’t we?)

For those of you who have come on since I began, please note that there is now an index (refer to but­ton on the right), which you can access. It will lead you to top­ics that you may have missed.

That said, I am now ask­ing for your help: are there ques­tions, aspects of writ­ing, and read­ing you would like me to address?

I will make every effort to do so.

With many thanks,

Avi

14 thoughts on “Asking for help”

  1. I would love to hear more about the stories/books/radio pro­grams you loved as a kid–and how they influ­ence you as a writer.

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  2. Avi, I tru­ly appre­ci­ate your blog on many levels…as a teacher, mom, read­er, and wife of a writer. I would enjoy hear­ing more about life as a writer in a seclud­ed area and your dai­ly inspi­ra­tions in that unique set­ting. Your insights into the worlds of pub­lish­ing and par­ent­ing are of inter­est. My stu­dents quote some of your writ­ing tips back to me, so please keep includ­ing these. Final­ly, what’s life like on the road for a trav­el­ing author/speaker? Keep telling us about the good, the bad, and the ugly. I love your can­dor. It’s refreshing.

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  3. I would love to hear about your writ­ing space, and your writ­ing rou­tine. I am a new com­er to the blog so if you cov­ered this before I missed it and would appre­ci­ate read­ing those entries.

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  4. I am try­ing to help my son improve his research skills. So much as changed in how we research top­ics and what source mate­r­i­al is best. Since your atten­tion to detail is one of the rea­sons I think your books are so inspir­ing for kids, I would love to hear more about your tips for stu­dents on how to start the research process and lessons you have learned on how to sift through the vast amount of infor­ma­tion on the internet.

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  5. Avi, as a home school­ing mom with a senior high daugh­ter who aspires to be a writer, we enjoy read­ing your thoughts on edit­ing, com­mon strug­gles of writ­ing, where you find inspi­ra­tion, and most every­thing you write. Espe­cial­ly inter­est­ing to us are your posts regard­ing mak­ing writ­ing a career.

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  6. I would like you to address whether you will ever pub­lish those books that the pub­lish­ers did­n’t want. I believe you said that you have about 12 or 13 books that you have writ­ten and weren’t pub­lished. I would love to read them.

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  7. I’m a long term fan/follower. You’ve said, “It’s nev­er done.” I’m stuck in the per­fec­tion­ism sand­trap. I’ve rewrit­ten count­less times. Friends and fam­i­ly urge me to send it off. That’s a par­a­lyz­ing thought. Any advise?
    Thank you for your gen­er­ous and painstak­ing posts which help those of us in need of guidance.
    GKFoster

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