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As the published author of nine children’s books, I have a confession to make: When I present at schools and conferences, I rarely give talks on the craft of writing. Over 95 percent of my presentations focus on friendship / bullying issues and how to promote kinder, more inclusive school communities. While I’m being totally honest here, I must also confess that I don’t think I have any particularly noteworthy “how to” writing tips that you haven’t heard or read before. What I can do is share with you my general thoughts on the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly when it comes to the writing process itself.
Allow me creative license to work backwards by dealing with the Ugly first. That’s right—I’m talking about the big ole elephant in the room: Writer’s Block.
“Writing is easy. All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet
of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.”
– Gene Fowler
I’ll never forget the advice renowned author Richard Peck gave to stu
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Trudy Ludwig is a children’s advocate and bestselling author of eight books that help children cope with and thrive in their social world. Her newest release, The Invisible Boy, a Junior Library Guild Selection, will be available this October. Today, as we approach the 50th Anniversary of the Birmingham Church Bombing on September 15th, and we’ve just passed the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s I HAVE A DREAM speech, Trudy joins us to share her thoughts about dreaming big, and the idea that it’s never too early to teach our children to value and respect all of their fellow human beings.
Dreaming Big
by Trudy Ludwig
All it takes is a quick perusal of current national and international news headlines to make the biggest dreamer in us all take stock and truly question whether Dr. Martin Luther King’s vision of “a beautiful symphony of brotherhood” will ever become a reality. After all, history has a nasty way of reminding us, time and aga