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Lisze Bechtold instructor at the Writers' Program

 

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Lisze Bechtold

 

Instructor Biography:

MFA, author and illustrator whose books include the Los Angeles Times' bestselling children's book, Edna's Tale. Ms. Bechtold's early reader, Buster the Very Shy Dog, received the 2000 Oppenheimer Gold Award, and its sequel, Buster and Phoebe: The Great Bone Game, received a 2005 Maryland Blue Crab honor. Her latest book is Sally and the Purple Socks (Spring 2008).

 

Instructor Statement:

A child is far more demanding of clarity and brevity in books than an adult, and yet a child is delightfully more tolerant of silliness. I love the challenge of expressing deep feelings with silliness and brevity. Since I both write and illustrate for children, I have made some interesting discoveries when switching from one to the other; some writing tools help solve illustration problems and vice versa. Whether you write, illustrate, or both, my course exercises are designed to help you create compelling characters, develop character-based stories or illustrations, and break out of creative ruts. Feedback is essential for the growth of an artist or writer, and I like to critique like a detective, looking for the spark of the story or illustration. In my course you learn critiquing methods that inspire rather than crush the spirit. My goal is for the writer to know what to do next with a nearly completed picture book or early reader manuscript, the illustrator to know how to flesh out a rough dummy, and all of us to have several new ideas waiting for our attention.