Have you ever stopped to think about story . . . and not what it means in literary terms like character, setting, theme, plot,
climax and so forth?
We humans are wired for story. Kids, adults, it doesn’t matter, we all enjoy stories. As
writers and illustrators, we know that creating stories and pictures is hard
work. Our words and pictures must capture the reader. In this way, they will continue turning the pages.
Our job is to take life’s emotions, fear,
worry, bravery, love, gut wrenching experiences and lesson learned, (not to
mention building an imaginary place for our characters to deal with whatever we
throw their way) and create a . . . story.
