tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post821091211372342998..comments2024-03-19T05:29:48.422-04:00Comments on Nonfiction Fest: Weaving Primary Sources into a NarrativeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger259125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-88962795659638105262020-02-27T18:27:53.010-05:002020-02-27T18:27:53.010-05:00Thanks for this. I am writing about a 10-year-old ...Thanks for this. I am writing about a 10-year-old Irish immigrant who came to Philadelphia in the 18th century. Letters home from others like him are so anguished and heartfelt. <br /><br />Jenny Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797075500580921553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-80305525283630278922020-02-27T18:27:28.388-05:002020-02-27T18:27:28.388-05:00Thanks for this. I am writing about a 10-year-old ...Thanks for this. I am writing about a 10-year-old Irish immigrant who came to Philadelphia in the 18th century. Letters home from others like him are so anguished and heartfelt. <br /><br />Jenny Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797075500580921553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-62858919764673424192020-02-27T03:19:01.361-05:002020-02-27T03:19:01.361-05:00"Gathering research material is the easy part..."Gathering research material is the easy part. The hard part comes when you must take thousands of facts and use them to write text in a way that is accurate and interesting."Terri Sabolhttps://terrisabol.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-33748439187816116562020-02-25T16:42:02.842-05:002020-02-25T16:42:02.842-05:00Thanks for this. I am writing about a 10-year-old ...Thanks for this. I am writing about a 10-year-old Irish immigrant who came alone to Philadelphia in the 18th century. Letters home from others like him are so anguished and heartfelt. <br /><br />Jenny Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797075500580921553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-51270175567812538062020-02-21T11:18:45.113-05:002020-02-21T11:18:45.113-05:00Love the example of the four horses— such a viscer...Love the example of the four horses— such a visceral way of painting how slaves were viewed at the time, same as livestock. Horrifying and eye-opening.Sara Fajardonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-41407822362786898962020-02-20T17:18:07.524-05:002020-02-20T17:18:07.524-05:00Fascinating to see your process in action, Carla. ...Fascinating to see your process in action, Carla. Thanks for sharing! Susan Johnston Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09225671002159447902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-14979518155698852312020-02-18T23:02:36.549-05:002020-02-18T23:02:36.549-05:00Thank you for the example! What you said about usi...Thank you for the example! What you said about using facts creatively is such an important point for nonfiction authors.Audrey Saublehttps://www.aesauble.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-4500639669521836122020-02-17T14:44:38.403-05:002020-02-17T14:44:38.403-05:00What a powerful story! I'm jealous not to have...What a powerful story! I'm jealous not to have thought of it first! I'm rethinking my current project to see if it matches the heart in yours (I think not, but I've just started).Diane Phelpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453677373263826997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-2228412261870151562020-02-16T23:58:45.620-05:002020-02-16T23:58:45.620-05:00I use NF PB's in my history classroom, so I lo...I use NF PB's in my history classroom, so I love having the primary source information. Thank you for an example of how to include that information seamlessly into the narrative.Julie A. LaCombehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04524135254827987715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-56653584366435889862020-02-14T15:54:00.841-05:002020-02-14T15:54:00.841-05:00Thanks for the peek into your process!Thanks for the peek into your process!K. Yinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07527377315321496366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-14200519133789099242020-02-13T11:07:50.983-05:002020-02-13T11:07:50.983-05:00Thank you for sharing your process. These daily po...Thank you for sharing your process. These daily posts will be a great resource to refer to for future NF projects. I hope they will remain on the blog.Eliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12845579668995429746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-76741690447818860542020-02-12T13:22:24.608-05:002020-02-12T13:22:24.608-05:00A picture is worth 1000 words, but a model is pric...A picture is worth 1000 words, but a model is priceless. Thanks for showing us how you make your magic from a few precious facts.Rinda Beachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02258050869515539767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-1789118175477285802020-02-09T23:03:06.849-05:002020-02-09T23:03:06.849-05:00Thank you for clearly showing taking a primary sou...Thank you for clearly showing taking a primary source fact and how you made it an engaging first paragraph. Maria JohnsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-20370059534066328542020-02-08T09:38:40.549-05:002020-02-08T09:38:40.549-05:00This post is soooo important! Thank you so very mu...This post is soooo important! Thank you so very much for writing it! Lynne Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11695955315347988034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-5493533825421022192020-02-08T09:37:13.892-05:002020-02-08T09:37:13.892-05:00Thank you for this extremely helpful post! Thank you for this extremely helpful post! Lynne Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11695955315347988034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-48191807376975159362020-02-07T11:17:20.054-05:002020-02-07T11:17:20.054-05:00I love the idea of working the facts to reach a po...I love the idea of working the facts to reach a point that the subject of the story comes to life. Thank you!Debbie Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07939637449924217528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-33702705815913244412020-02-07T09:52:44.906-05:002020-02-07T09:52:44.906-05:00Hi,
Great post.
Becky HallHi, <br />Great post. <br />Becky HallBecky Hallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-34522304304385302322020-02-07T08:12:26.937-05:002020-02-07T08:12:26.937-05:00Thank you, Carla. The example from your own work w...Thank you, Carla. The example from your own work was the icing on the primary sources cake. I loved it.Dee Knabbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-43735944998273218622020-02-06T23:19:47.033-05:002020-02-06T23:19:47.033-05:00I had never thought of a piece of art being a part...I had never thought of a piece of art being a part of my research. Makes sense, now that I think about how it can give me insight into the era and surroundings of my story.Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07619430957548374430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-3068715845767356202020-02-06T19:36:40.952-05:002020-02-06T19:36:40.952-05:00This is an excellent demonstration of primary sour...This is an excellent demonstration of primary source information for narrative nonfiction to begin an attention-grabbing true story. Thank you for this example and for digging deep into the research to write Buried Lives.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04941931689226342994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-22907254130127585682020-02-06T16:28:03.874-05:002020-02-06T16:28:03.874-05:00Your example was incredibly informative!Your example was incredibly informative!Lauri Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714245926405732068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-67309731112185944032020-02-06T14:53:21.739-05:002020-02-06T14:53:21.739-05:00Great post, Carla! Thank you for sharing your proc...Great post, Carla! Thank you for sharing your process on primary sources and how to blend them into ones writing. Your step by step example of how you wove facts into BURIED LIVES was very helpful and I can’t wait for it to arrive as I ordered it on Monday.<br /><br />saputnamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006894490671128188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-42398736308113526472020-02-06T11:52:18.490-05:002020-02-06T11:52:18.490-05:00Wonderful!Wonderful!Carla Killough McClaffertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01058156420968221446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-49971472869009535222020-02-06T11:50:45.492-05:002020-02-06T11:50:45.492-05:00I did not use the actual source material as an ima...I did not use the actual source material as an image in the book. Just the information. Carla Killough McClaffertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01058156420968221446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-57714445402119997762020-02-06T11:46:28.533-05:002020-02-06T11:46:28.533-05:00Exactly. You begin to recognize their voice.Exactly. You begin to recognize their voice.Carla Killough McClaffertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01058156420968221446noreply@blogger.com