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Category Archives: writing
The Subjectivity of a “Favorites” List
Last week my writing group was discussing our group’s book-of-the-month, The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart. We were going around, generally talking about the book and I mentioned how I’d really liked it but hadn’t loved it enough to pick up … Continue reading
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Book Review: Plain Kate by Erin Bow
Plain Kate by Erin Bow I was afraid to read this book because of the heavy themes introduced even just in the synopses I read on Goodreads and Amazon, but I’m glad I got over it (on the recommendation of a … Continue reading
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Agent News and a Silly Goose
First things first, I have news on the writing front: I have an agent! I’m now being represented by the Sheldon Fogelman Agency. Very exciting! It’s been a while since one of my Friday Library Trip posts, so I thought … Continue reading
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SCBWI “Letter of Merit”
I won a writing award! Okay–to be more accurate, I received a “Letter of Merit” (sort of like honorable mention) from the Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators for their annual Work-In-Progress grant. I am really excited about this! … Continue reading
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Locked In: Flash fiction at Luna Station Quarterly
My short story/flash fiction piece, “Locked In”, has been published in the latest issue of Luna Station Quarterly, an online magazine for female speculative fiction writers. Check it out here (in regular website format) or here (in online magazine format). … Continue reading
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Book Review: Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen Really enjoyed this character driven book about a teenaged girl named Ruby who was abandoned by her mother and was forced by social services to live with her estranged sister. Sarah Dessen does a … Continue reading
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Book Review: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
Will Grayson, Will Grayson is an amazing book. Simply amazing. But the sad thing is, I was actually a bit reticent to pick it up because the summaries of the book I’ve read sounded..well..kind of boring and a little vague. … Continue reading
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“No offense, but…”: The book review every writer is afraid they will get
All this talk on various blogs about whether or not writers should be posting negative book reviews has got me thinking about my own fears as a writer. It’s so scary putting your work out there. What if people hate … Continue reading
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Book review: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
Loved that book! (okay, obvious line) I got this book as a Christmas present, and it looked like a quick read, so I read it out loud with my husband while I was supposed to be reading two other books. … Continue reading
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Ambiguous Endings: Brilliant or Lazy?
Due to the nature of this blogpost, there will be spoilers for The Giver and for Inception (the movie). So consider yourself forewarned. I recently saw Inception for the second time and it made me think again about ambiguous endings. … Continue reading
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