These plates and tiles are not coming off so easily.
Waylaid in Winter Village: Setting
Details are important, and a story with a well-drawn and well-integrated setting cannot take place anywhere else.
The townspeople thought Patricio would be happiest of all to see Karlijn go, but he knows bullying when he sees it.
Nonconforming Kids: Some Thoughts for National Bullying Prevention Month
Adults may have to put aside their own prejudices and preferences to help kids who are the targets of bullies.
Thwarted in his quest for ice cream, Patricio finds another kind of refreshment.
Complicating the Minifig: Layered Narrative
In contrast to linear, chronological narrative, a layered narrative plays with time sequence to reveal character bit by bit and to build curiosity and suspense.
Elvis is cool, and Fiona is happy-go-lucky, an attitude that will be tested when she elopes with Elvis and her parents kick her out
Minifigs: Character, Personality, and Action
By keeping the expressions and clothing of my minifigs consistent, I give them identity and personality. Writers must do the same with characters.
The main street of Little Brick Town, along with a glimpse of its dystopian underworld
LEGOctober
A preview of October's blog posts, which will explore what Lego building can teach us about writing short stories and novels.
How nice! Karlijn left me a birthday present!...Oh, it's for Patricio.
Blogiversary
I celebrate the first anniversary of my blog and talk about my plans for it in the coming year.
We Watch Train Wrecks
Are writers "everyday sadists" because we ratchet up conflicts and place our protagonists in dire and painful circumstances?
"Oh, Daddy! I threw Patricio away because Giovanni had a shiny new car!"
"Be honest, Karlijn. Would Patricio have been your boyfriend if he were a random alkie instead of a Pubrickster Prize-winning investigative journalist?"
"Uh...no."
Teshuvah
My thoughts on the Jewish High Holy Days, the concept of Teshuvah, or Repentance, and being a real friend rather than using another person.
Little Brick Township Gets a New Billboard, And So Do I
I replaced the old iWeb template for my website that I designed myself with a professionally developed WordPress template.
Digital Book Creation and Marketing: A Workshop with Christopher Cheng
After posting about the "shoulds" of social media, I had the good fortune to attend a Toolbox Workshop given by the Austrialia children's author Christopher Cheng. The 20 workshop attendees…