tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30076632.post2796781061627172676..comments2023-11-03T01:11:08.712-07:00Comments on A Duck in Her Pond: HelpThe Blonde Duckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00085499120024055465noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30076632.post-64977191302758949992007-06-29T19:40:00.000-07:002007-06-29T19:40:00.000-07:00Ah, mama k made a good point. You probably want t...Ah, mama k made a good point. You probably want to show it not with retribution, but with how good things will turn out in the end and how the principal was "wrong" in his wrongdoings.<BR/><BR/>Sounds cute. I'd be happy to read it over and give you my thoughts, suggestions and critiques. just email me! :)Emma Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03059058685469388321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30076632.post-14389764723893065672007-06-27T06:11:00.000-07:002007-06-27T06:11:00.000-07:00That's the quandry...I want it to be about an imag...That's the quandry...I want it to be about an imaginative teacher with adventurous outings...but "cool" enough so 9 year olds will read it....The Blonde Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00085499120024055465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30076632.post-38097705764374859682007-06-26T23:16:00.000-07:002007-06-26T23:16:00.000-07:00I think the difficulty with this story will be: is...I think the difficulty with this story will be: is it a tale of vengeance/retribution or will it be a story of adventurous outings with an imaginative teacher?? Those two premises may be hard to put together in a complimentary fashion. If you are going to write for middle schoolers a story will have to have sarcasm, dry wit and and their lingo. If they see it as a "Yellow Bus" story they will run from it...too immature for them. Remember all middle schoolers think they are smarter than the rest of the world and hellbent on proving their independence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com