I recently revisited a WIP that I began last year - it was to create a Dr Seuss style story.
It's not quite Dr Seuss, but it's definitely a Beffy Parkin!
It's a children's story, loosely based on my dog, Ziggy. She's a naughty, silly but lovable little dog, who doesn't understand boundaries - she is the ideal children's book character!
I have written up The Macroodelzig, and I'm just waiting on illustrations now - so the book should be released this year! Oh yeah, already smashing my 2019 writing challenges!
Revisiting a work in progress will always be rewarding, you need breaks away from your work so it doesn't go stale and you start to hate it - a break allows fresh eyes on a project, and it can have a happy ending - if not, let it rest a little longer!
I'll be going wild promoting The Macroodelzig in the near future, so please share, like, whatever you can!
Keep your eyes peeled!
Showing posts with label Dr Seuss. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dr Seuss. Show all posts
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Sunday, 4 March 2018
Seuss Style Story - The Macroodelzig!
I'm going to try and write a story in the style of Dr. Seuss!
All I have at the moment is a title, The Macroodelzig, named after my puppy, Ziggy Mac, and the first sentence. I'm excited to get the ball rolling with this!
Dr Seuss used only 50 different words in Green Eggs And Ham, and whilst that is very impressive, I won't be setting myself this challenge, this time...
I think trying to write in his style is a challenge in itself.
I'm writing my story about my dog. My friends and family know that she's very small, grouchy and a bit of a wild card most of the time, so I'll attempt to make it as fitting as possible for her character. I don't know where this story is going to take me, or what kind of a picture it paints of Ziggy, either way, it'll be a fun writing task.
The opening line, which I'm a little reserved to share, but I'm going to anyway, is:
"In the land where the grumpiest things don't grow big, lives the ever cantankerous Macroodelzig!"
I'm setting myself a week to get this done and dusted, so I'll decide after my challenge is complete, whether or not I'll be making a blog post on it, or if I'll turn it into an E-book.
All I have at the moment is a title, The Macroodelzig, named after my puppy, Ziggy Mac, and the first sentence. I'm excited to get the ball rolling with this!
Dr Seuss used only 50 different words in Green Eggs And Ham, and whilst that is very impressive, I won't be setting myself this challenge, this time...
I think trying to write in his style is a challenge in itself.
I'm writing my story about my dog. My friends and family know that she's very small, grouchy and a bit of a wild card most of the time, so I'll attempt to make it as fitting as possible for her character. I don't know where this story is going to take me, or what kind of a picture it paints of Ziggy, either way, it'll be a fun writing task.
The opening line, which I'm a little reserved to share, but I'm going to anyway, is:
"In the land where the grumpiest things don't grow big, lives the ever cantankerous Macroodelzig!"
I'm setting myself a week to get this done and dusted, so I'll decide after my challenge is complete, whether or not I'll be making a blog post on it, or if I'll turn it into an E-book.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)