Comments on: Getting it Right, Making it Fun: NYPL Panelists Talk Writing Nonfiction

By: Susan Kuklin

Susan Kuklin — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:15:40 +0000

It was a pleasure participating on this panel. People asked if there was an audio tape. I made a partial tape that I used for today’s blog on INK.
To read more about our working process, please visit
http://inkrethink.blogspot.com/2013/01/ethics-in-nonfiction-for-kids.html?m=1
Thanks for covering our panel.

By: Deborah Heiligman

Deborah Heiligman — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:07:16 +0000

I just want to clarify–I NEVER make anything up in nonfiction. So it’s not that I have trouble adhering to the facts, but sometimes I do have trouble getting every single fact in! Often a certain aspect of the story is either not appropriate for the age group, or derails the narrative. In the case of THE BOY WHO LOVED MATH, there were certain things that I cut from the main text of the book (such as the death of Paul’s older sisters), but put into the author’s note. Writing nonfiction is all about choices (well, writing is all about choices) and these choices help you create story arc, narrative, character, etc.

By: Will this be on the test? - The Horn Book

Will this be on the test? - The Horn Book — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:49:57 +0000

[...] like to have been at this NYPL panel on nonfiction put together by Betsy Bird. The four panelists are among the best of our nonfiction writers, and I [...]

By: Myra Zarnowski

Myra Zarnowski — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:23:14 +0000

This article is not only interesting to me, the material is useful for sharing with teachers and children. We teachers are keenly interested in knowing more about writing nonfiction–especially from people who actually do it. Keep these articles coming!