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With Class #15: Interview with Delia Sherman

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Posted by Lorrie Mennenga on Tuesday, 3 Oct 2006
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Show Notes

Lorrie and Sheila talk about swear words and we interview Delia Sherman.

Pre-show chatter

  • classroom
  • literature
  • words are weighted
  • time and place
  • each household is different
  • swear words are used in literature for emphasis
  • Portable Media Expo

Interview with Delia Sherman author of The Changeling

  • fairies
  • folklore
  • author has written for adults
  • translating fairy tales into modern tales
  • Changeling is the first young adult book from Deli
  • Changeling is a trilogy
  • college writing classes
  • expository writing versus fiction
  • editing
  • process of writing versus editing
  • everyone needs an editor
  • being to close to the writing
  • reading your writing out loud
  • prose
  • words are important and literal
  • if it’s realistic to the character and period of time
  • “Write to make yourself happy.”

Wrapping things up

  • Geek Fu Action Grip by Mur Lafferty
  • How Disney Movies portray girls
  • Think about the real meaning of words
 
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2 Responses to “With Class #15: Interview with Delia Sherman”
  1. Kim Baccellia says on :

    I’m the author of the YA fantasy, EARRINGS OF IXTUMEA. It’s coming out in e-serial format the end of next week at http://www.virtualtales.com. Your site was recommended to me. Do you review e-books? How do you go about doing a review?

  2. Sheila says on :

    Kim,
    I will read you book and get back with you.

    Sheila

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