E. L. Konigsburg, on writing:

Finish.

The difference between being a writer and being a person of talent is the discipline it takes to apply the seat of your pants to the seat of your chair and finish.

Don't talk about it.

Do it.

Finish.

- E. L. Konigsburg.

Born on this day – E. L. Konigsburg:

E. L. Konigsburg

Writer

Illustrator

February 10, 1930 – April 19, 2013

Credits:

Winner of the Newbery Medal and Newbery Honor in 1968.

Books:

A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver (1973); About the B’Nai Bagels (1971); Altogether One at a Time (1971); Amy Elizabeth Explores Bloomingdale’s (1992); From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler (1968); George (1970); Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth (1967); Journey by First Class Camel (1983); Journey to an 800 Number (1982); My Father’s Daughter (aka Father’s Arcane Daughter) (1976); Pages and Stages (1999); Samuel Todd’s Book of Great Colors (1999); Samuel Todd’s Book of Great Inventions (1991); Silent to the Bone (2000); Talk, Talk (1995); T-backs, T-shirts, Coat, and Suit (1993); The Dragon in the Ghetto Caper (1974); The E. L. Konigsburg Newbery Collection (2013); The Mask Beneath the Face (1990); The Mysterious Edge of the Heroic World (2007); The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place (2004); The Second Mrs. Giaconda (1975); The View from Saturday (1996); Throwing Shadows (1988); Up from Jericho Tel (1986).

Movies and television:

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1973 / 1995); Caroline? (1990); NBC Children’s Theatre (1973).