tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post3771649184862813561..comments2024-03-22T01:00:38.320-04:00Comments on I.N.K.: Reading, Reading, ReadingLinda Salzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217322360480267856noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-30155825645859796412009-11-05T18:01:05.482-05:002009-11-05T18:01:05.482-05:00It was reading the wonderful nonfiction book Round...It was reading the wonderful nonfiction book Round Buildings, Square Buildings, and Buildings that Wiggle like a Fish by Philip Isaacson that made me a kids' book writer. It was so beautiful, simple and sophisticated, I thought, Wow, maybe I can do that!Susan E. Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08439239997410273932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-63455555629099753022009-11-05T12:53:52.365-05:002009-11-05T12:53:52.365-05:00I give workshops for beginning writers, and I ofte...I give workshops for beginning writers, and I often find that they don't understand how important reading is to their writing efforts. When I tell an aspiring picture book writer to go to the library and read at least a couple dozen recent picture books recommended by the librarian, I often get blank stares. Maybe we need a motto, something like "read, read, read, so you can write, write, write."Dorothy Patenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04897049725319745306noreply@blogger.com