Walking Through Walls is Karen's version of a Chinese folk tale. I felt that Ms. Cioffi did an excellent job of making of the reader feel as if he were experiencing everything Wang was. The dragon in the dream. The colorful animals that were there on Wang's journey. The magic Wang saw and experienced.
Wang was but a poor farming boy who wanted to become an Eternal, someone who has lots of power and magic. He wanted to use the newfound powers for evil, to become rich by stealing from the rich people in his village. He set out on a journey to discover the Eternals. He worked much harder than he did at home but in the end, the journey of leaving home for a year turned out to be the best thing for Wang.
Wang needed to really discover who was inside and by trying to have things he wasn't meant to have, he learned his lessons well and came to the realization that no matter whatever power you may desire, the power of good always trumps out.
Ms. Cioffi follows the story with some reading comprehension questions and some history about the Chinese culture and how life was in the time of beliefs such as magic and mythical creatures. Karen's writing flowed and allowed me to experience some of the journey in Wang's life in becoming who was truly to become.
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Title: Walking Through WallsAuthor: Karen Cioffi
Illustrator: Aidana WillowRaven
ISBN: 978-0-9826594-7-2
Publisher: 4RV Publishing LLC
Price: $14.99
Genre: MG/YA
Karen Cioffi is an author and ghostwriter. Her new MG/YA fantasy book, Walking Through Walls, is based on an ancient Chinese tale.
You can find Karen at the following places:
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Please be sure to stop by Susanne Drasic's blog on July 21st for the next stop on the Walking Through Walls Tour.
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Chinese Tale: Walking Through Walls travels on a majestic virtual tour
Patience and fortitude are essential attributes to achieve life as an Eternal
(New York, New York) – The ability to slip into different eras and cultures through reading is the most glorious way to enjoy literature. Travel along through cyberspace to learn more about this 16th century ancient Chinese based tale, Walking Through Walls by Karen Cioffi when it releases July 15, 2011.
To celebrate this unique ancient Chinese tale’s book release, we welcome your visit and encourage you to follow along through the below tour. Leave a comment with your email address and automatically be entered at a chance to win a $10 Amazon gift certificate, Writing for Children One Step at a Time e-Book, or Writing, Publishing, and Marketing – You Can Do It e-Book.
July 1 - Kelly McClymer - Book Review
July 2 – Renee Hand – Book Review
July 5 - Deb Hockenberry – Book Review and Interview
July 7 - Kathy Stemke – Book Review
July 8 - Donna McDine – “An Effective Book Marketing Strategy: Joint Ventures”
July 9 - Dianne Sagan – “Writing for Children: Finding Age Appropriate Words”
July 11 - Stephen Tremp – “Rewriting a Folktale”
July 13 - Heidi Thomas – “Book Promotion: The Foundation”
July 15th - Nancy Famolari's Place – Book Review
July 18 - Kristin Johnson – “Is Your Character One, Two, or Three Dimensional?”
July 19 - Elysabeth Eldering – Book Review
July 21 - Susanne Drazic – Book Review
July 23 - Margaret Fieland – “Writing Focus, Determination, Perseverance, and Positive Thinking”
July 25 - Maggie Ball – “Successful Writing Strategy: Know Your Intent”
July 27 - Susanne Drazic – “Storytelling – Keep Your Reader Engaged”
July 28 - Farrah Kennedy - Book Review
July 30 - Beverly McClure – “Writing for Free – A Means to an End: Visibility”
Title: Walking Through Walls
Author: Karen Cioffi
Illustrator: Aidana Willow Raven
Genre: MG/Tween/YA
ISBN: 978-0-9826594-7-2
Publication Date: July 2011
Pages: 61
Price: $14.99 paperback
Publisher: 4RV Publishing
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Karen Cioffi is an author and ghostwriter. Her new MG/YA fantasy book, Walking Through Walls, is based on an ancient Chinese tale.
The book will be available through online retailers such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble, and book stores by July 15th.
You can preorder it through Walking Through Walls today at 4RV Publishing
To learn more about Walking Through Walls check out some reviews
To find out more about Karen and her books, click here
It's finally here. Hard to believe that it is the end of March but it is. The kids and I are heading to Bolivar, PA for the St. Emmelia Homeschool Conference this weekend. Daughter will be doing her music workshop geared for a group of 7&8 year olds Saturday morning and I'll be doing my "Writing Roads" workshop Friday afternoon for kids ages 9 to 12 as well as a new one I'll be adding to the list of my workshops for school visits (provided it goes well) called "Draw and Tell" which is geared for the 5&6 year olds. I hope to take lots of pictures to share.
Tomorrow, Friday, April 1, I will be hosted on Karen Cioffi's blog with a delightful interview. Stop by and see what kind of questions Ms. Karen asked me. I'll drop in during the day as I can since I'll be on the road heading to Bolivar for the conference. See you all in the postings - Mrs. E :) & the JGDS
Just announced on Karen Cioffi's blog - a free workshop for beginning writers or just about anyone else who is interested. Here are the details:
Writing for Children – A Beginner's Workshop by Karen Cioffi
To register for this FREE workshop to be held in the password protected room in our MuseitOnline Conference General Forum, go here.
You will need to register by giving yourself a username & password, wait for a confirmation that you have been accepted (in your email), then you can link into our forum (the password for the FREE workshop forum will be issued to all who register a few days before the workshop begins).
Once you're registered send Lea Schizas (email addy museitupeditor@yahoo.ca) the following within the body of an email:
Your name
Your email
Place Karen Cioffi on the subject heading
WORKSHOP INFO:
Do you want to write? Do you want to write for children? Have you written a children's story or other fiction story and aren't sure if it's in good enough shape to submit to agents or publishers? Do you know proper punctuation and formatting? Do you know how to show rather than tell?
While this workshop is geared specifically for new children's writers, it offers the basics of writing in general with additional information for the children's writer. Some of what will be included is:
The different genres of children's writing
Point of View (POV) when writing for children
Basic structure, formatting and timeframe (for all genres)
Basic grammar and punctuation (for all genres)
Different methods of writing (for all genres)
Building a three-dimensional character (for all genres)
Showing vs. Telling (for all genres)
Finding age appropriate words
Resources and tools to help you hone your craft (all genres)
This workshop will provide the basics to get you started in the right direction. You will also have the opportunity to get a critique of up to 250 words of your manuscript or article.
KAREN'S BIO: Karen Cioffi is a published author, writer-for-hire, freelance writer, and reviewer. She is the founder and manager of VBT Writers on the Move (a group of authors utilizing cross-promotion to increase visibility and readership) and on the team at DKV Writing 4 U where you can sign up for her FREE monthly newsletter. You can read more about Karen here.
Handout: (an exercise sheet and an ebook of writing instruction)
Door prize: Two ebooks
Writing, Publishing, and Marketing – You Can Do It
A Writing ebook (a compilation writing articles - untitled right now)
This will be a great workshop to get you started on the road to publication and make you aware of your options. It's also a great place to learn before you think about self-publishing. It will also have some marketing tips and guidance. And, obviously a place to get some of your questions answered.
I look forward to seeing you there!
Until next time,
Karen Cioffi
Author, writer-for-hire, freelance writer, reviewer
Karen's website
Karen's other website
Health Information and Options website
I look forward to seeing you all there since I'm supposed to be helping Karen out with the workshop and I've provided some information for her. Maybe I'll contribute to the ebook doorprize. Anyway, I hope to see some of my readers there and while you're at the MuseitOnline website, why not register for the free conference, which occurs in October, that Lea Schizas and Carolyn Howard-Johnson. Lots of wonderful information to be shared with writers from every walk of life. Hope to see you all at the writing workshop on May 1. Keep on writing and see you in the postings - Mrs. E :)
For more information on the schedule and prizes available this month, please see my other blog.
Leave your comments on each stop and be eligible for some great prizes (books, gifts related to authors' books, a guest spot on the VBT - Writers on the Move site and the super duper mystery site prize of a $25 (US) Gift Card - per Karen).
I will be hosting Linda Asato, author of Spider in my Mailbox on November 18th on this site. Please stop by then and see what we have in store for you and remember to leave your comments to be eligible for the prizes.
