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Theresa Milstein

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born

New York City, The United States

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female

website

http://theresamilstein.blogspot.com

genre

Middle Grade, Young Adult, Contemporary Fantasy

influences

J.K. Rowling, Harper Lee, Stephen King

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July 2010

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I write children's books. Most of my manuscripts are YA, but I've written for middle grade as well. My manuscripts have a paranormal twist. I have several small pieces (YA and adult) published in anthologies and journals. My short story "Daisy" is included in the 100 Stories for Queensland anthology and my story "Allured" is included in the YA vampire anthology, Fangtales. 100RPM published my flash fiction piece "Violet's Hill". My vignette "Left Behind" and poem "Catty-Corner" were in the April and July 2012 issues of Vine Leaves Literary Journal. I'll also have a short story "My Moment" in From Stage Door Shadows, released on September 29, 2012.

I'm a member of SCBWI and active in the New England SCBWI branch.

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Avoiding Adverbs and Circumventing Clichés

In November, I featured Jessica's bookShow and Tell in a Nutshell.She's back with a new book!

Too many adverbs and clichés in your writing? I've got just the fix for you.

by Jessica Bell

Writers constantly have rules thrown at them left, right, and center. Show, don’t tell! Stop using so many dialogue tags! More sensory detail! More tension! Speed up the pace! Yada yada yada ... it can become ov... Read more of this blog post »

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	The best of Vine Leaves Literary Journal 2012 by Jessica Bell (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Dawn Ius (Editor), Adam Byatt (Contributor) 4.81 of 5 stars 4.81 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	100RPM - One Hundred Stories Inspired By Music by Caroline Smailes (Editor), Nik Kershaw (Introduction), Rowan Coleman (Contributor) 4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fangtales by Berni Stevens (Goodreads Author) (editor), Linda Gunn (Illustrator), Tiffany Burke 4.56 of 5 stars 4.56 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Stage Door Shadows by Jodi Cleghorn (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jessica Bell (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Andrew J. McKiernan (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.85 of 5 stars 4.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Theresa Milstein liked Caroline Rose's review of Wonder: " Always be a little kinder than necessary. James M. Barrie I have spent the day devouring this book. There is so much I could say, but I will keep it to this: So often we hear we need more books where children can see characters like themselves. I wh... " Read more of this review »
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