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Words like hammers
I am happy to report that Immune System remained in compliance with the administration long enough for me to hook up with my old buddies back home. Just don’t ask about Immune System’s horribly rebellious attitude since the meet-up. *cough, cough* I thought it would be a good idea to take a few minutes away [...]
When I was a child, my favorite book was…
Wow. This one is hard. I have always loved reading and have read voraciously for as long as I can remember. There are many titles that stand out and could be considered favorites of my childhood, but narrowing them down to one is proving difficult. So, as I think, I will share my excitement over [...]
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What are the responsibilities of a YA author?
Continuing our discussion of banned books (and gearing up for Banned Book Week), check out this awesome post by Laurie Halse Anderson about schools trying to ban her books. The excerpts from her readers’ letters are especially powerful. So, I had started writing a different post today (which will now be posted tomorrow), but after [...]
Posted in writing Also tagged banned books, craptastic, Elana Johnson, Jamie Harrington, Laurie Halse Anderson, YA 4 Comments
10 Writing Tips
Actually, the title of this post should be 11 Writing Tips–ten from me and one from Colleen Lindsay, who has a blog post up today reminding all writers why we need to put contact info on manuscripts (aside from the obvious DUH factor). Today a fourteen-year-old girl asked me for writing advice. I won’t go [...]
Personality Toolkit: Optimism
I thought I was going to make it through a blog post without sharing any links, but then I read Natalie’s blog. The topic of her post is one that has been on my mind for quite some time. I have thought about writing my own blog post about it, but haven’t done it yet. [...]
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Whistle while you work
Guess what, guys? Writing a novel is really hard work. There is a reason why there are so many more people who say they are going to write a novel than there are people who actually write one. Eventually the honeymoon stage wears off and the shiny new manuscript becomes the dusty old pile of [...]
Just keep swimming, just keep swimming…
It’s 9-9-09, and you know what that means? Happy release day to Kaleb Nation! Kaleb’s debut novel, Bran Hambric: The Farfield Curse hits shelves today (officially at least-fans have reported finding it in stores early). I have been impatiently waiting to hit up my friendly neighborhood bookseller all day. I might cry if they have [...]
Being Jo March
I have been pampered-I have grown up in the computer era.I remember the days of beep-beep-bob-beeeep-eeeeeee-beep dial up connections (that some friends in more rural areas of Montana still have to use). I remember when ICQ was the cool thing. I had computer classes in elementary school. I have always been comfortable on the computer. [...]
The Blah-g
Once upon a time, I considered my writing a hobby. I would jot down a story here, compose a poem there. One fun week in North Carolina, I even tried my hand at writing a screenplay. Writing was a fun hobby. About a year ago, it struck me: writing is a hobby? No, writing is [...]
Teaser Tuesday: Kissy Face