Ask the Author: Jane Carlile Baker
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Jane Carlile Baker
I taught elementary school for sixteen years.
Jane Carlile Baker
I'm editing a book about a teacher who, in her last year of teaching, takes on her state testing system while her husband has lung cancer.
Jane Carlile Baker
I've heard that the way to learn to write is to write. I agree that practice is essential, but until we study the art, we can write a good deal of really bad paragraphs. So I'd say, find writers you admire and learn from them.
Jane Carlile Baker
I really love getting to make up places, people, and events.
Jane Carlile Baker
I usually stop wanting to write when I'm tired. You guessed it, I rest.
Jane Carlile Baker
My ancestors on my father's side were Scotch Irish. How they got from Scotland to Ireland would make a great plot.
Jane Carlile Baker
I'm reading:
James Scott Bell - Writing Unforgettable Characters
Brenda Wilbee's - Taming Dragons
Adrian Crane & Deborah Steinberg's - The Truth Zone
Donald Maass's - Writing 21st Century Fiction
Marlo Schalesky's -Women of the Bible Speak Out
Chris Fabry's - The Promise of Jessie Woods
Olive Collins' - The Tide Between Us
Lawrence Weinstein - Grammar for a Full Life
James Scott Bell - Writing Unforgettable Characters
Brenda Wilbee's - Taming Dragons
Adrian Crane & Deborah Steinberg's - The Truth Zone
Donald Maass's - Writing 21st Century Fiction
Marlo Schalesky's -Women of the Bible Speak Out
Chris Fabry's - The Promise of Jessie Woods
Olive Collins' - The Tide Between Us
Lawrence Weinstein - Grammar for a Full Life
Jane Carlile Baker
For me, writing is a pilot light that won't go out. Now if the question were "What are you inspired to write?" the answer would be stories that give insight into how to live with faith and integrity.
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