Oscar goes to . . .
I haven’t posted in a while because I’ve been in writing mode. This is when I say goodbye to friends, social outings and pretty much anything fun. I’m currently working on three projects at once, but tonight I took a quick break to tune in to TV and tune out of, well, everything else. While clicking past the Oscars, I thought how great it would be if we could have an Oscar’s ceremony for writers. Not because we need accolades and ego boosts — hardly, we writers prefer toiling in privacy and seclusion — but because it would inspire would be writers and encourage readers to keep on. It would give a personal face to the creative force behind the books and make us feel connected to the entire writing process. Imagine Oscars for writers, editors, copy editors, agents, publishers, and illustrators. Wouldn’t that be fun? Any maybe kids watching would think that there’s more to the world than being a famous actor who memorizes lines or an athlete who get some random ball in a hole, goal or basket. Then, maybe, just maybe, we could start focusing on real education again. And it would all start with the First Annual Writer’s, Illustrators, and Publishers Oscars. Ironic, huh?
