Birthdays: Albert J. Beveridge (1862), Caroline Gordon (1895), Elizabeth Gray Vining (1902), Thor Heyerdahl (1914), Stanley Ellin (1916), David Brin (1950), Ellen Kushner (1955), Joseph Finder (1958)
Albert Beveridge won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography for “The Life of John Marshall”
Elizabeth Vining won the 1943 Newbery Award for “Adam of the Road”
David Brin won multiple awards for his science fiction, most of which were set in the “Uplift Universe”
Ellen Kushner started her career by writing “Choose-Your-Own” adventures.
Quote: “It is said that power corrupts, but actually it’s more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.” – David Brin
“The novelist is entitled to use every trick of deceit and underhandedness at his or her control.” – Caroline Gordon
Tip: Make lists of things you associate with a particular sense. For instance: soft=cotton balls, down quilts, baby’s cheeks, etc. Use these lists to enhance your writing.
Jumpstart: It’s show-and-tell day at school, but, rather than “show” everyone what you have, you have to tell them about it. Pick an object and write a description of it so that others who can’t see it will understand what it is.
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