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.

» 'Hugo' author's latest leaves readers 'Wonderstruck'

Interesting little interview with Brian Selznick.

11/27/2011

» Gender bias uncovered in children's books with male characters, including male animals, leading the fictional pack

shrinkinglibrarian:

“The most comprehensive study of 20th century children’s books ever undertaken in the United States has found a bias towards tales that feature men and boys as lead characters. Surprisingly, researchers found that even when the characters are animals, they tend to be male.”

Is that really “surprising?”

Tagged: gender bias | children's lit | links |

05/16/2011