AWAI Writing Challenge Honorable Mention:
Why L. Frank Baum is My Favorite Teacher
As unusual and unconventional as it sounds, my favorite teacher is the author L. Frank Baum. Often writers are the best teachers. They paint clear pictures with their words and it allows the reader to draw conclusions from their own frame of reference. It is an interactive learning. Authors don’t always know what they may teach their audience but the power of words is endless. It is left to the reader’s imagination and experience to guide them to what they will later discover.
L. Frank Baum actually wrote 13 sequels to the “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” about living in the Land of Oz. I believe he had over 55 novels along with poems, short stories and other writings. Not just the movie fascinates me, but his personal life is a testament to staying true to creative endeavors. His parents sent him to military school at the age of 12 because he needed to “toughen up”; he was too much of a daydreamer. He struggled with businesses and always returned to the arts.
His full intention with “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” was to compete with the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Anderson. L. Frank Baum wanted to write children stories about more modern, commoner children rather than gnomes, fairies, princes and princesses. Through the stories of L. Frank Baum and his personal experiences, it helps to teach me about the perseverance needed to follow a dream, especially writing, and keep going no matter what the obstacles are.
The movie, “The Wizard of Oz” was changed slightly from his story but the intention is still there. It is dedicated to the young at heart, which to me represents creativity, and the moral of learning to believe in your strengths and abilities to go after what you want. You don’t need a “wizard” behind a curtain to produce instant fixes. It is the journey and following a dream that gives us the best lessons to learn from. ‘]
L. Frank Baum, in my opinion, is a legendary teacher that wrote a great story that became the one of the best movie of all times. This year, the Wizard of Oz movie, celebrates its 70th anniversary. A writer, whose story continues to evolve while bringing lessons and entertainment to generation after generation, is one of the best and a teacher that deserves to be labeled a favorite.
How to Land Clients in 21 Days with Just Your Computer
How do I land my first client? It’s a question every aspiring freelancer asks eventually. Now, there’s a proven system for landing clients that removes the guesswork. Best of all? No cold calling. Learn More »
“That moment when you close your eyes, suck in your breath and say a silent "yes!" happened just recently when I got a royalty check in the mail. That one project has turned out to be quite profitable.”
If yes, you could be in big demand, earning big money, writing just a few hours a day from anywhere in the world you choose to be.
Get Nick Usborne’s step-by-step system for creating money-making information websites.
In just 6 hours and 35 minutes, you can be in business earning $60 – $150 an hour writing simple resumes.
Learn the secrets behind succeeding in this in-demand career.
The work is plentiful … the pay scales are generous and the competition is scarce!
Get the answers to the hundreds of questions and concerns commonly asked in specific, step-by-step details.
Use this eight-step plan to make the leap from aspiring copywriter to professional copywriter this year.
Let your fellow AWAI members show you firsthand the easiest, most powerful way to land your first client … BEFORE you finish the program.
Writing for the web is a huge opportunity for copywriters. Let web expert Nick Usborne show you how to write blockbuster web copy in record time … even if you're a complete internet “rookie”!
It’s an opportunity to make $50,000, $75,000, $100,000 a year or more … working just a few hours a day.
A once complicated profession is now something you can do on a standard computer – even if you have little or no “artistic” ability.
It’s one thing to have a website. But if your website can’t be found by the search engines, it may as well not exist.
The Internet creates new income possibilities every day. The biggest among them: online video marketing.
Get the very techniques top-performing copywriters use to rattle off one groundbreaking control after another.
In his new book, Michael Masterson teaches you his very own formula for powerful persuasion and how to apply it to direct mail sales letters as well as online promotions.
Guest, Leave a Reply
Please Note: Your comments will be visible by everyone.