He's already as tall as Capote (Old blog)

He's already as tall as Capote

Yesterday, Colin started writing a novel.

He read me the introduction, in which the narrator and his brother, Robert, encounter a half-woman, half-cat creature. He then announced that the book will have about thirteen chapters, with no more than one picture per chapter. Also, he's decided he is going to be an author when he grows up (for those of you just joining us, Colin is 8 years old).

He told me that this ambition is why he loves to read: through reading, he can "learn the rhythm of books."

"The rhythm of books" !!!

Naturally, I have to record these thoughts so they're on record somewhere when biographers are looking for material in a few years.

Posted on April 6, 2006 8:16 AM | Permalink

Comments (8)

Tasha:

Sounds like 8 years old going on 50! You have one interesting son, there!

Actually, you have 2 interesting sons, there...

Posted by Tasha | April 6, 2006 8:55 AM

Posted on April 6, 2006 08:55

Paolo:

Now that's exciting!

Posted by Paolo | April 6, 2006 9:43 AM

Posted on April 6, 2006 09:43

blork:

Wow. I waited until I was ten before I started my first novel. (um... haven't finished it yet...)

Posted by blork | April 6, 2006 12:27 PM

Posted on April 6, 2006 12:27

Maggie:

Well, to keep things in perspective, his Introduction is one paragraph long. On the other hand, he has declared that he will write a little every day - he obviously has more discipline than his mum!

Posted by Maggie | April 6, 2006 1:02 PM

Posted on April 6, 2006 13:02

Lisa:

That is so very cool. Sign me up for a copy when it hits the presses!

Posted by Lisa | April 6, 2006 4:36 PM

Posted on April 6, 2006 16:36

Bill:

It's going to eat me in chapter 5, isn't it.

Posted by Bill | April 7, 2006 12:50 PM

Posted on April 7, 2006 12:50

Vicki Small:

A one-paragraph Introduction is still an introduction! If he writes only one paragraph per chapter, it will still be a book. Wonderful!