2006, eh?

Word.

Yes, it is true that we have been gone for quite some time. The holidays allowed us to recharge our creative batteries with lots of sleep and tons of food. I must loosen my belt just remembering... Did you all have a good holiday break? Are you back in school now? You must be. We're back at work. And let me tell you, it wasn't easy to trudge in here yesterday. Half the state was blanketed in snow. Not us. We only got rain. Am I really blogging about the weather now? Wow, I really am out of practice.

Well, rest assured, we are here and although this is a pretty ridiculous way to start off the new year in BLOG LAND, writing always takes a little bit of warming up before anything meaningful comes out. Sometimes, nothing comes out at all and that's OK, too... so you keep writing.

Argh.

OK, well, whatever... in the coming days (weeks?) we will be changing a few things around here. The most important change is that we are going to begin posting Student Writing here on the blog... as entries! So submit often, visit us often, and um... write more often than not!

2006, eh?

Happy New Year.

I recently had a chance to interview William Mosely (Peter) and James McAvoy (Mr. Tumnus) from The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Here's what they had to say about the movie and their experience filming it. William Moseley plays Peter, the oldest brother in the Pevenise family. James McAvoy plays Mister Tumnus, a fawn and Lucy Pevensie's first friend in Narnia.

A deep and dark closet. Four children. A game of hide-and-seek. Put all of these ingredients together, and you have the beginnings of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, the beloved children’s classic by British author C. S. Lewis.

Now, more than 50 years after its publication, the fantasy adventure tale has finally made its way to the big screen. The much-awaited movie The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe opened on Friday, December 9, amidst roars and flurries of excitement in book and movie circles alike.

Well, the holidays are definitely upon us. The candles are lit, the eggnog is flowing, and Writing magazine's student writing contest's deadline has come and gone. Time's up, my friends! I hope you got your entry in!

We got so many contest entries this year! Guess how many? Go ahead and guess! Nope, too low. Guess again. What?!? 15,000?!? Are you nuts? That's way too high, guess again! Did you say 1,400? Bingo!