Writing Exercise

October 8th, 2009

If I haven’t made it perfectly clear already, I’m a woman of many interests. As much as I love books (and I *love* books), I’m also a huge fan of tv and movies (note the shoes from Sofia Coppola’s production of Marie Antoinette). Not all of them, sure, but I have my favorites, [...]

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A Hook for a Book!

July 7th, 2009

Wow — you guys kept me reading all day! I’m thrilled so many of you took up the Writing Prompt challenge, but in the end, I’m afraid there can be only one winner. The winning hook:
Levi’s got the charm, the looks and the right amount of naughty to get Jess into illegal sorts [...]

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Writing Prompts

July 1st, 2009

Had a bit of a crazy day, and having realized as I was on my way out to a vet appointment for the office puppies that I hadn’t posted yet today, I asked on Twitter what I should talk about. One of my followers mentioned kt literary client Trish Doller’s recent tapir story (seen [...]

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Linkapalooza!

January 15th, 2009

Sorry, guys, I’ve got a headache attacking my brain like Godzilla in Tokyo, so allow me to just fill this space with links, ok? Thanks.
Anokaberry includes Ellen Booraem’s The Unnameables in her list of Best Books of 2008 for Middle-Grade Readers, while Literate Lives also does a very nice write-up, arguing for its inclusion on the Newbery list.

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Fabulous and Fun Writing Exercise

February 19th, 2008

Writers are often advised to “write, write, write,” so even if you’re blocked on your novel, why not set aside some time to write a backstory for a monster?

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