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ROADBLOCKS TO PUBLICATION
On Friday, I’ll be participating in a “novel intensive” workshop led by Jen Rofe and Kathleen Duey. We have a homework assignment... Read More
RICHARD PECK and ME!
All writers have them. Those authors we admire and strive to emulate. Lots of the usual suspects are on my list: Deborah... Read More
DRAGON SLIPPERS by Jessica Day George
Never underestimate the power of a great opening line. DRAGON SLIPPERS starts like this, “It was my aunt who decided to give... Read More
FOUND by Margaret Peterson Haddix
If you find yourself contemplating writing a series, then I recommend reading FOUND with a writer’s eye. Ms. Peterson starts with a... Read More
My Horoscope Preview for 2010
I’m a Pisces girl, and since I LOVE this horoscope, I’ve decided to believe it! 2010 will be my year for an... Read More
A Christmas Book
Up until now, everything on my blog has been related to middle grade. But my dear friend and critique partner, Jeannine Norris,... Read More
Interview With MG Novelist Nancy Viau
New Jersey author Nancy Viau got her start writing for such children’s magazines as Highlights for Children, Highlights High Five, and Ladybug.... Read More
Counting My “Writerly” Blessings
It would be easy to moan about all the things that I hoped to accomplish this year that didn’t quite materialize. Instead... Read More
The Entertainer and the Dybbuk by Sid Fleischman
I enjoy reading authors who build a wonderful story with minimum words. Author Sid Fleischman has that uncanny ability to make every... Read More
INTO THE WILD by Sarah Beth Durst
The traditional fairytale characters have escaped from their stories and are living in Northboro Massachusetts. Their forest (aka “the wild”) is being... Read More