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Welcome to the Weak & Foolish Blog, hosted by Rob Sargeant, author of children's action/adventure book: LOST ARK FOUND, and literary fiction: A SILENT VIOLENCE.

Posts: 17 | Created on October 21, 2007 |  

Reading To Cats

By robsargeant in Weak & Foolish Blog on Sunday, September 28, 2008 11:18 PM  
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If you're having fun, they'll have fun. That's my approach when it comes to performing a read before an audience of kids. Today I had a chance to read the first chapter of a work in progress to a group of them in Courtenay, B.C. and we had a blast. At one point I needed a volunteer from the audience to play the part of a  cat. Everyone put their hand up, but I picked only one girl from the group, and she did a great job playing the role (considering that it was at the spur of the moment). A couple of other younger kids must have gotten jealous when they saw her. They began to crawl around on the floor like cats too. I continued reading, watching this, hoping they'd stop, but I finally had to pause for a few seconds to round up all the kids crawling around. Once back in their seats, I read the paragraph again, and continued on to finish the chapter. Lots of fun. Can't wait to do it again.
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Yes, kids can be fun--and a handful! Do you ask for feedback on what you've written? It seems like a great idea on gauging whether you are on the right track for your intented audience.

Monday, September 29, 2008 9:21 AM

Some of the parents who attended gave me feedback. They liked it too.

Monday, September 29, 2008 1:52 PM

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