#virtual author visit

[intothestacks]

"As a great writer once said, 'There's no such thing as good writing, only good rewrites'. The great thing about that is that once you understand that your first draft will never be your final draft you pretty much have gotten rid of writer's block. Because writer's block only happens if you're trying to write a final draft right from the beginning."

Chris Grabenstein in the virtual author visit with my Grade 4 classes. 

One of the kids had asked if he ever went back and changed stuff he’d written and his response was “Boy, do I! Only every single day!” and proceeded to impart the importance of rewriting and how it’s a natural and crucial part of the writing process. 

[intothestacks]

"My job hasn't changed much since the pandemic, because we writers kind of already work in a state of self-imposed quarantine from home. The ways it has changed has been for the better; because everything is virtual now I can visit kids from all over the world like yourselves that I otherwise never would have met."

Chris Grabenstein, in regard to the question “Has your job changed much due to what’s going on in the world right now?” during his virtual visit with my Grade 4 classes