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DUCK SOUP Just another WordPress.com weblog Skip to content * Home * About Duck Soup * Members * The Duck Soup Philosophy DUCK SOUP IS GOING VIRTUAL! Posted on April 20, 2009 by ducksouppitt | Leave a comment Duck Soup will be moving to an entirely online format in the near future! This will allow us to invite more people from all over the US and those who may not be available at our usual meeting times. At first, Crystalee was worried about the change, but now she’s excited for the new format. Although face-t0-face critique groups have their place, the online format opens many new exciting doors for us. Stay tuned for more details! Leave a comment Posted in Uncategorized 5 REASONS WHY ANGELINE JELLYBEAN IS THE PERFECT EASTER GIFT Posted on March 25, 2009 by ducksouppitt | Leave a comment 5 REASONS WHY ANGELINE JELLYBEAN IS THE PERFECT EASTER GIFT (CROSS POSTED ON CRYSTALEE’S BLOG) Don’t forget that April 12th is Easter! In honor of Easter, I bring to you the 5 Reasons Why Angeline Jellybean is the Perfect Easter Gift: 1. Books last longer than candy. 2. Slipping Angeline Jellybean into your child’s Easter basket might act as a gentle warning before they tear open and devour all of their jellybeans and chocolate. 3. The vivid illustrations by Stephen Macquignon conjur up thoughts of spring. 4. Easter morning can become a time for learning about all holidays throughout the year as your kids read about Angeline. 5. At $9, it’s more for your buck than fake Easter grass and dyed wicker baskets. You can find Angeline Jellybean on Amazon.com and at the 4RV Store. Happy Easter, everyone! Leave a comment Posted in Uncategorized POV Posted on March 23, 2009 by stephansgirl | Leave a comment (This post has been cross-posted at Laurie’s blog.) I’ve been wrestling the POV monster. I haven’t given up yet. And I am going to beat it in the end. Here are a few of the problems. 1.) POV fashion (illustrated with seventies denim) There are at least nine different POV positions a writer can choose to employ (see blockquote below). These fall in and out of fashion. If you use a POV from a distant time and place you will stand out just as glaringly as if you wore purple, bell bottomed, hip huggers in 2009 (that’s my today). You will stand out glaringly in both cases even if you are “correct.” Out of style, clean, $400., snazzy jeans are still out. Out of style, perfectly written, mistake-less POV is still out. It will not allow the reader to submerge him or herself into the story (unless the reader is a rare bird who reads Dickens for pleasure – me). Worse, out of style dirty, cheap, ugly jeans will get you avoided. Out of style POV riddled with mistakes will get you avoided. That is, your story won’t get read. 2.) POV troubles (illustrated with English grammar) Just as William Safire opened my eyes to the gray of English Grammar, my POV research has opened my eyes to the gray of POV. In English grammar “gray” means that grammarians do not always agree with one another. For example, even though it is logically obvious to person A (me) that it is rare to shut a door “tightly” — and you’d look pretty darn funny doing it, person B can not imagine a door that is shut “tight” — or closed firmly against the frame. Because when comparing the sentences “Shut the door tight” and “Shut the door tightly,” the second sentence sounds more grammatically correct. As in “Walk slow” and “Walk slowly.” All people who speak play with grammar every day, and as a speaker of English I have my own set of personal preferences. I’d like to choose “Shut the door tight” AND “Walk slowly.” In fact, were I talking only for my own pleasure, those would be MY sentences. However, since I usually talk to communicate with others, I find that it is important to adjust my sentences for optimal communication. In the same way it is important to adjust POV for optimal reader immersion. (Even if you’d like to write in second person and direct the whole world as though ’twere a stage, you’d better stick with current POV fashion. [2nd person ha ha intended]) 3.) POV difficulties It’s darn hard to write without making POV mistakes. In the same way as it’s darn hard to dress without making a fashion faux pas, and it’s darn hard to speak without making grammatical mistakes. So – I wish us all good luck and great proof readers. Below is a blockquote of several POV choices, the most fashionable of which nowadays appears to be a variation on 3rd person limited. Links appear below the POV list. Enjoy. This chart is taken from the Writing Gym > First Person Subjective > (I) > Narrator inside, other characters outside > > First Person Objective > (I) > Narrator outside, other characters outside > > First Person Collective > (We) > Group inside, other characters outside > > Second Person > (You) > Focus character inside, other characters outside > > Third Person Omniscient > (He/She) > All characters inside and outside > > Third Person Limited Omniscient > (He/She) > Focus character inside and outside, other characters outside > > Third Person Limited Subjective > (He/She) > Focus character inside, other characters outside > > Third Person Limited Objective > (He/She) > Focus character outside, other characters outside > > Third Person Objective > (He/She) > All characters outside Here are some informative links: Odyssey POV podcast POV fashions Switching POV scene to scene Choosing a POV checklist Good 1st and 2nd persons POV Overview Good 3rd person POV Overview Anne Mini on POV Difference between omniscient POV and “head jumping” Deep POV More Deep POV Leave a comment Posted in Uncategorized THE DEBATE OVER ONE SPACE OR TWO? Posted on March 12, 2009 by ducksouppitt | 1 comment We at Duck Soup want to know, how do you do it? After a period between your sentences, do you use one space or two? From http://www.getitwriteonline.com/archive/011803TypographySpacePeriods.htm “Use one space after all punctuation, including periods, question marks, exclamation points, and colons. Putting two spaces after these marks of punctuation is a convention that evolved because typewriters were equipped only with monospaced fonts, which made it difficult to see where sentences ended. Professional typographers have always used only one space because they use proportionally spaced fonts, which do not require the extra spaces in order for a series of sentences to be readable. Because most of the fonts in today’s word processing software programs are proportional, in other words, we do not need to put an additional space after end punctuation or colons when we use our computers to compose. ” Some people still prefer the old school way. We want to know what you think. 1 Comment Posted in Uncategorized DR. SEUSS DAY AT THE PITTSBURGH CHILDREN’S MUSEUM! Posted on March 5, 2009 by ducksouppitt | Leave a comment If you’re in the Pittsburgh area and have kids, you may want to drop by this fun annual event at the Children’s Museum, 10 Childrens Way, this Saturday! The schedule of events: 12:00-3:00 (Lobby) RIF Pittsburgh Welcome Table Sign up for RIF Pittsburgh’s Mailing List and enter into a chance to win one of 3 great Dr. Seuss Themed Gift Baskets. Each Basket has an estimated value of $60.00. One “Riffle” ticket per family please. “Riffles” will be drawn at 2:30, WINNER MUST BE PRESENT. Please listen for your name over the Museum pager system and come to the RIF welcome table to redeem your prize. 12:00-3:00 (Theatre) RIF Pittsburgh Book Give Away Join Reading Is FUNdamental Pittsburgh in the theatre where each child who is present can choose a free, age appropriate, new book while supplies last. Once Upon A Toon with Joe Wos (Theatre) Join resident museum cartoonist, Joe Wos for special interactive show! 1:00 12:00-3:00 (Grand Hall) RIF Pittsburgh Craft Tables Join volunteers from Pittsburgh Literacy Americorps in the Grand Hall, where each child will have the opportunity to make fun Cat in the Hat themed crafts including: Daisy Head Mayzie “hats”, Cat “masks”, Cat “puppets”, and plant your own Daisy! STORY TIMES 12:00-3:00 (Theatre) Join special guest readers in the Theatre for special “Cat in the Hat” stories with special appearances by the Cat in the Hat himself! 12:00 Story Time 2:00 Story Time 3:00 Story time (Crystalee will be reading during one of the storytimes!) 2:30 (Lobby) RIF Pittsburgh will draw names for the 3 RIFFLE baskets, listen for your name and claim prize from the RIF Pittsburgh information table. Hope to see you there! Leave a comment Posted in Uncategorized SOMETHING WE CAN DO . . . Posted on March 5, 2009 by stephansgirl | Leave a comment Most people who are concerned with children’s books and publishing have been following the recent developments with the child safety act. Libby Koponen author of Blow Out the Moon (LOVE this book!) has drafted a letter we can print and send to our congresspeople. Please take advantage of her letter. We all know how to copy/paste, click print, sign our names, stamp and address an envelope, and drop a letter in the mail box. Maybe if we send out some actual tactile missives we can catch the attention of our representatives. Here is the link: Libby’s Letter Leave a comment Posted in Uncategorized EXCITED ABOUT OUR FIRST MEETING! PLUS, UPDATE! Posted on March 3, 2009 by ducksouppitt | 1 comment Just an update: The very first meeting of Duck Soup will take place next Tuesday, March 10th at 5:00 PM. We have changed venues. We will be meeting at Bruegger’s Bagels at 411 7th Ave., Downtown Pittsburgh. It just seemed more convenient for the downtown-working gang. If anyone is interested in participating, please drop us a line at ducksoup09@gmail.com. 1 Comment Posted in Uncategorized SNEAKILY SNEAKING IN. . . Posted on February 26, 2009 by Crystalee | 1 comment HI! I’m Angeline! I like jellybeans. No, more than like. LOVE! I’m sneaking in today to tell you all that I’m starring in my very own book! It’s called Angeline Jellybean and it’s all about ME! My creator, Miss Crystalee Calderwood, doesn’t know I’m sneaking on to her writing blog thingy. I thought I just wanted to tell you all about book. You can get it from the awesome 4RV Store at http://www.4rvpublishingllc.com and Amazon.com! Everything you need to know about the book is below. I’m off to eat my salad! Bye! -A Title: Angeline Jellybean Author: Crystalee Calderwood Illustrator: Stephen Mcquignon ISBN 10: 0979751381 Available at: Amazon.com and 4RV Publishing 1 Comment Posted in Uncategorized INTRODUCING… DUCK SOUP Posted on February 20, 2009 by ducksouppitt | 3 comments What is Duck Soup? Duck Soup is a new writer’s group for children’s writers in the Pittsburgh area. What does Duck Soup mean? Where did it come from? Together, our goal is to make writing children’s books our Duck Soup! Duck Soup is FREE to join. Meet Ben, our Duck Soup mascott 3 Comments Posted in Uncategorized Tagged children's writing, definition, Duck Soup, intro, Pittsburgh, writing, writing group * SEARCH IT! Search for: * RECENT ENTRIES * Duck Soup is going virtual! * 5 Reasons Why Angeline Jellybean is the Perfect Easter Gift * POV * The Debate over One Space or Two? * Dr. Seuss day at the Pittsburgh Children’s Museum! * Something we can do . . . * Excited about our first meeting! Plus, update! * Sneakily sneaking in. . . * Introducing… Duck Soup * LINKS * Crystalee’s Blog * Laura’s Blog * WordPress.com * WordPress.org Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. * Subscribe Subscribed * Duck Soup Sign me up * Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now. * * Duck Soup * Customize * Subscribe Subscribed * Sign up * Log in * Report this content * View site in Reader * Manage subscriptions * Collapse this bar Loading Comments... Write a Comment... 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