pigs Archives » Bookology Magazine https://www.bookologymagazine.com/tag/pigs Children's Literature Thu, 02 Nov 2017 12:53:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 69996714 Pigs Galore https://www.bookologymagazine.com/listology/pigs-galore https://www.bookologymagazine.com/listology/pigs-galore#comments Tue, 24 Oct 2017 21:38:49 +0000 https://www.bookologymagazine.com/?post_type=article&p=12431 This past September, after years of writing and teaching the writing of realistic YA fiction, I was pleased to launch into the world a set of four early chapter books. Not surprisingly, the challenge of telling a story in 1000 words instead of 60,000 was huge. It was not the only challenge.
Instead of focusing on a teen girl in turmoil, I was now writing about a talking pig.… more

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]]> https://www.bookologymagazine.com/listology/pigs-galore/feed 2 12431 No Pigs in Space? https://www.bookologymagazine.com/reading-ahead/no-pigs-in-space https://www.bookologymagazine.com/reading-ahead/no-pigs-in-space#respond Tue, 12 Sep 2017 12:00:22 +0000 https://www.bookologymagazine.com/?post_type=article&p=12130 Some of my readers know that the very first story I wrote (in second grade) was Pigs in Space. I still have it. I still wonder whatever prompted me to write it. This was before the Muppets launched their pigs into space. And it was definitely before Kim T. Griswell and Valeri Gorbachev launched their pig into space in Rufus Blasts Off!… more

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