(Instead of Tate or Quentin this is the elusive author. Moving on)
This is a basic overview of this blog- just some questions answered.
Q. Why did you choose the title of your blog?
A. I had absolutely no idea what to call the blog, so I flipped through my notebook and looked for a phrase to use. I found "Garden's doomed." so I changed that into 'THE Garden IS Doomed', then came up with the idea of the topic after.
Q.Are you working alone or with a partner?
A. I'm working on my blog alone, because I wanted to follow my own idea instead of trying to work out compromises with others. Also I find this easier; I can do what I want, and avoid a problem I've had before when writing things in turns with friends, which is that the voices of characters are different for every person. This may be different because there are two different people (Tate and Q) but I would still like to shape both characters to my own liking.
Q. Is your blog based on a central theme or idea?
A. Yes , it's the story of Tate and Quentin, two kids about our age (13) who have just got out of school for the summer. Quentin, the boy, is really into gardening and has his own garden in the backyard of his house. Tate, is not so into gardening. Poetry is more her thing.
Quentin's mom is an environmental scientist and has moved his whole family to the Arctic for a year for her research on rising sea levels and it's effect on Arctic wildlife. Tate has been "bequeathed" with his garden and the task of keeping it alive until he returns the next summer.
To keep in touch they are mailing letters to each other about the garden and life (Tate) and the Arctic and life (Q). They will all contain poems.
So I hope you enjoy my blog!
Your elusive author,
PW
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