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October 30, 2016
Monster or Die!
Happy Halloween all you book lovers! I’m happy to say that my Halloween post is about a book coming back From the Grave. The week of 10/16 was the week my friend Cynthia Reeg’s first children’s book was set to debut. Sadly, the day before it would officially be released, Cindy got word from […]
October 27, 2016
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night: Or the Joys of Three Act Structure
As I get ready for NaNoWriMo, the last step that I’m confronted with is creating an outline. There are several different types of outlines that you can create. Each one is “the only way to do it,” according to one group of writers or another. Here are two of the most common. Scene outline. Some […]
October 26, 2016
YALSA 2016 Teens’ Top Ten
YALSA, aka The Young Adult Library Services Association, has announced the 2016 Teens’ Top Ten. As much as I love the other ALA (American Library Association) awards, this one is chosen by the young readers themselves. During Teen Read Week (October 9-15, 2016), readers aged 12 to 18 vote online for their favorite titles. This year, […]
October 25, 2016
Choosing a Title
Had a really interesting experience with an image search Monday. I was looking for the cover image of the picture book “Peeking Under the Street.” Me being me, I’m a bit lazy. So I didn’t add the author’s name. I didn’t even add the word cover. I just clicked image search and Enter and . […]
Chosing a Title
Had a really interesting experience with an image search Monday. I was looking for the cover image of the picture book “Peeking Under the Street.” Me being me, I’m a bit lazy. So I didn’t add the author’s name. I didn’t even add the word cover. I just clicked image search and Enter and . […]
October 24, 2016
When Someone Writes Your Book
A lot of the blogs I read feature children’s books. That’s part of the reason that my library bag is constantly overflowing. I see a book that intrigues me and I request it. But the other day I saw one that really rocked me back. It looked like my book, or at least my idea. […]
October 23, 2016
An Interesting Life Feeds Makes for Interesting Writing
“An Interesting Life Feeds Makes for Interesting Writing.” When you saw that title, whose life did you think that I meant? Maybe you first thought of the character’s life. Certainly a character with an interesting life will be more fun to write (and read) about than a character who sits on the sofa, plays video […]
October 20, 2016
Fiction: The Truth at the Core
I have to admit that I always considered the dichotomy pretty clear-cut. Nonfiction was true. Fiction was made up. Then I saw this quote from Neil Gaiman. The funny thing is that I’ve probably seen this quote before. After all, Neil Gaiman gets quoted fairly often and I like his work so I pay attention […]
October 19, 2016
Author’s Copies! Women in History Have Arrived
About 30 minutes after we had finished dinner my son tossed a comment back over his shoulder as he left the room. “Oh, yeah. They delivered your books.” “What books?” “Your books, Mom.” “Why didn’t you tell me?” “You were on the treadmill.” Granted, I’d been off the treadmill for slightly more than an hour […]
October 18, 2016
Sit and Write as Jane Yolen: How to Approach Your Writing
About two weeks ago, I blogged about taking classes online. The first class I attempted turned into a ball of frustration as I tried to locate, sans links, the course site and readings. Because I take these classes for FUN, I quickly gave up and moved to the next course. Creative Writing: A Master Class […]
