Programmer, Writer, Mom
Posted in Writing/Reading on Nov 14th, 2009
Treasure Island is written in first person from Jim Hawkins point of view. Not third person as I said in my last post. Early mornings, late-night reading, and a book I have to read to make my husband happy is not going well. But the letter still slows things down which was the point of [...]
Posted in Writing/Reading on Nov 13th, 2009
I’m still reading Treasure Island. The crew of them are about to set sail from England. As I read, the Letter from the Squire stuck out. Dropping a letter into a story essential stops everything (unless letters are the story structure). This letter was from the Squire who went ahead to Bristol to find and [...]
Posted in Writing/Reading on Nov 12th, 2009
My husband is reading our four-year old daughter some of his favorite childhood books. They are in the middle of Treasure Island. I never cared for this story in book or movie form. After discussing story craft with my husband, I understand we like different kinds of books but he insisted I read Treasure Island. [...]