Day Twenty-One

Even if the beginning sentence is only a sentence, it was one hard sentence to start off with. I had to think about my audience and what can catch their attention. I'm not really creative when it comes to writing, but the sentence that I do have picked out seems to be a complex sentence than the little children books. So, I decided to write my pastiche more like an advance children book, probably for late second graders and early third graders.

"The story of the Blue Heron starts off in ancient Japan, when the Emperor had lost his first wife, and his second wife became the new Empress."

I would have started with the simple, "Once upon a time..." but I think its too common and too repetitive. So, I just started off telling of the how the story started and where.

As for the illustration, I can't decide between two illustrations. The first illustration is of the palace, to show where the story first takes place. I imagine a great scenery, with flowers and a courtyard. In the back would be the clear sky, and in the court would be people in traditional Japanese clothing. The other illustration I thought of was, the Emperor and his the young princess were at the bedside of his first wife, and the second wife and her daughter on the other side standing by the bed. The second wife, would have some sort of serious face, with no sign of grieving whatsoever. These are just my starting thoughts.