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All writers have them. Those authors we admire and strive to emulate. Lots of the usual suspects are on my...

Never underestimate the power of a great opening line. DRAGON SLIPPERS starts like this, “It was my aunt who decided...

If you find yourself contemplating writing a series, then I recommend reading FOUND with a writer’s eye. Ms. Peterson starts...

I’m a Pisces girl, and since I LOVE this horoscope, I’ve decided to believe it! 2010 will be my year...

Up until now, everything on my blog has been related to middle grade. But my dear friend and critique partner,...

New Jersey author Nancy Viau got her start writing for such children’s magazines as Highlights for Children, Highlights High Five,...

It would be easy to moan about all the things that I hoped to accomplish this year that didn’t quite...

I enjoy reading authors who build a wonderful story with minimum words. Author Sid Fleischman has that uncanny ability to...

The traditional fairytale characters have escaped from their stories and are living in Northboro Massachusetts. Their forest (aka “the wild”)...

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