The Fox Wood

Hello!

I'm Veronica. I'm writing a series of middle grade fantasy novels. With some luck and a cartilage they may one day see print.

Expect to see foxes, scary monsters, brave heroes, international folklore, classic children's literature and illustrations, and other curiosities about storytelling for small humans.

Places I Hang Out:

The Fox Books

Book 1 - Hiro. Working on third draft.
Book 2 - Oksana and The Black Ox of Odessa. I am a coward with a plot I can't possibly do justice.
Book 3 - The Golden Fox. Has a theme. Set in India.
Book 4 - Aziz of the Great Tower. Did you know there are foxes in Morocco?

Other Works in Progress

Fatimah - A short story that seems to be turning itself into a book.
The Red Forest - Wolves duking it out Oedipus-style in a radioactive wasteland. I have no business writing for children.
Untitled Pretentious Grown Up Book - My NaNo 2011 project.

Other Writing

Anthology Contributor. "Two Things I'm Really Good At," in The Bigger the Better, the Tighter the Sweater, Seal Press, 2007
NaNoWrimo Novel. Category Romance. 51k words.

Photo

realkidsgoodbooks:

Mirror (2010) by Jeannie Baker.

If you’re up on children’s books, you’ve probably seen this already. And if not, get your hands on it pronto. Jeannie Baker has created a stunning wordless masterpiece with her collages depicting a day in the life of two young boys, one in Australia and one in Morocco.

Mirror has a unique lay out. You open the book and flip through two sets of stories simultaneously — the similarities, differences and intersections between the lives of these two boys (and by extension any two people) become the real narrative.

Have I mentioned how beautiful these collages are? Wow.