YA Irene Lathan spoke to my class today through Skype

The author of the historical fiction novel Leaving Gee's Bend spent some time talking to my creative writing classes about the craft.  Irene allowed my students to participate in an open Q&A with her.   I included some excerpts from the experience.


Here Irene discusses the concept called "raising the stakes"...

Raising the Stakes (click the link)

Irene shares her thoughts on writing with an accent or vernacular which you may not know very well yet...
Vernacular  (click the link)

Irene gives my students another way to think about their endings...
Endings (click the link)