Different Views

My SCBWI crit group met last Saturday at Cups on Grandin Road in Roanoke. This was the first time in months that all of us were present—Angie (whose wonderful YA novel Memento Nora will be out in April), Marcie, Karen, Erin, and me. Plus, we had a guest, Allison.

The best thing about our crit group is that each member gets an in-depth critique on her work-in-progress from all the other members. We're all writing in kid-lit, so we have a definite focus. Each member provides a slightly different view, though, which is helpful. I came away from the meeting with some really good suggestions to help a chapter I've been working on.

Before I left Cups for my long drive home, I stopped in the restroom. The art there was intriguing—particularly this print:

But what is it, exactly? Well, if you look at it from different views, you'll see different images

If you look at it from the left, you see the tragedy mask:

But if you look at it from the right, you see the comedy mask:

It's all about how you view it.

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