I read everything aloud, novels as well as picture books. I believe the eye and ear are different listeners. So as writers, we have to please both. Jane Yolen aloudbookear Change image and share on social
My beloved husband goes through radiation, and a book of sonnets is my passionate response. And then after he dies, I write another book of poems as a farewell. The two keywords here are passion and joy. I simply have a passion for writing, and I do it with joy. Jane Yolen belovedbookfarewell share on social
Write every day. You don't have to write about anything specific, but you should exercise your writing muscle constantly. Jane Yolen constantlydayexercise Change image and share on social
It seems like I've been writing since birth! I started writing poems before I got to school. I wrote the class musical in first grade - both words and music. It was about a bunch of vegetables who got together in a salad. I played the chief carrot! Jane Yolen birthbunchcarrot share on social
My youngest son becomes an award-winning nature photographer, and I cannot resist writing poems to his pictures. My daughter loves to cook, though I do not. Yet together, we write a cookbook with fairy tales. And now a second. Jane Yolen awardcookcookbook share on social
I began as a journalist for my pocketbook and a poet for my soul. Jane Yolen beginjournalistpocketbook Change image and share on social
I think picture books should stretch children. I think they should be full of wonderful, amazing words. Jane Yolen amazebookchild Change image and share on social
While I was in junior high, I wrote an entire essay in rhyme about manufacturing in New York State. In high school, I won a Scholastic poetry contest. Jane Yolen contestentireessay Change image and share on social
Why am I working so hard? Going for 400 books, perhaps, but who's really counting? Jane Yolen bookcounthard Change image and share on social
Myths are stories that explain a natural phenomenon. Before humans found scientific explanations for such things as the moon and the sun and rainbows, they tried to understand them by telling stories. Jane Yolen explainexplanationfind Change image and share on social
