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When you don’t agree with your child’s teacher.
Why, oh why, are there people in our public school system teaching children how to write that have no idea about basic fictional writing principles? My son came home the other day with a low grade on a story he had written. No biggie, I’m not an ogre—until I read her comments, that is. My… Read more
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Score! Author Claire Gillian talks about “Voice” in The P.U.R.E. Yes! She agreed to the interview!
Yes. No. Yes No! . . You promised! Oh! I’m sorry but not today. I have a super important guest! . . I’m not important? Of course you are, but I managed to score an interview with Claire Gillian, and she’s going to talk about the Voice in her novel THE P.U.R.E.. . I have… Read more
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What silly mistake did you Beta Reader find this week? Mild POV Switches
In writing Last Winter Red (Writing to a Deadline) I had one sentence that I KNEW was a POV switch. I read it several times, I knew I had to delete it, but I just couldn’t get the feel I wanted without it. This is the line: “Sara sat at the end of the table,… Read more
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Monomaniacle Middle Grade Reviewer Talks Up Sea of Monsters
The Monomaniacal Middle Grade Reviewer talks about Sea of Monsters. (I have no idea where the dumb Canadian accents came from. It was the kid’s idea, I swear!) I love the part at 1:50. He’s not too enthusiastic, is he? 4:17 funny descriptions of explosions. The apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree. 🙂… Read more
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Flash Fiction Friday on Tuesday – Hold on Until the End
Five minutes on the clock… GO! [Content removed due to publication] Please see “Tall Tales and Short Stories of South Jersey” Anthology to view this story. (Available from Amazon.com) *** Hmmmm… I might just be getting the hang of this. Read more
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