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Joanne Van Leerdam
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Tennyson, Whitman, Bronte, Poe, Dickinson, Paterson, Lawson.
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December 2009
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https://www.goodreads.com/joannevanleerdam
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Spooky is a word that is fun to say, and feels good in the mouth when you say it. It is perceived as a more positive term than its synonyms, so it can be used to make scary things seem less threatening or terrifying. Perhaps that is why it’s used so much around the time […]
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Second in The Network Series of fantasy books for Young Adult readers, ‘Antebellum Awakening’ is as suspenseful and compelling as ‘Miss Mabel’s School For Girls’. This book is really well written, with the story unfolding fluently and sweeping the rea ...more |
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“Whatever your dreams may be, never dismiss them as impossible. Always hope. Always try. You just never know when things will happen.”
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“As writers, we should remind ourselves, and each other, that Jane Austen and JK Rowling got rejected by publishers, too.”
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“Doing anything worthwhile will present challenges, but everyone who achieves their goal is an ordinary person who becomes extraordinary.”
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“Whatever your dreams may be, never dismiss them as impossible. Always hope. Always try. You just never know when things will happen.”
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“As writers, we should remind ourselves, and each other, that Jane Austen and JK Rowling got rejected by publishers, too.”
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“Doing anything worthwhile will present challenges, but everyone who achieves their goal is an ordinary person who becomes extraordinary.”
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