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Sara McClung: July 2012
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Writing, reading, laughing all the time. WORDS ARE, IN MY NOT-SO-HUMBLE OPINION, OUR MOST INEXHAUSTIBLE SOURCE OF MAGIC. CAPABLE OF BOTH INFLICTING INJURY, AND REMEDYING IT." ALBUS DUMBLEDORE. Monday, July 16, 2012. THE ARCHIVED by Victoria Schwab (ARC Giveaway). Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive. Let me just start by saying, I loved Victoria's first YA, The Near Witch.
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- Writing Fire -: January 2012
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Monday, January 30, 2012. Writing Advice: What Is Tone? In last week's Writing Advice post. I began to point out that it is, in writing, just as important to pay attention to the words as the story. After all, words are what we're using to paint the picture - and we want to paint the clearest picture possible. Tone is about the intention. For example, Killing Floor by Lee Child, narrated by tough-guy ex-military cop Jack Reacher, opens with this paragraph:. Don't get me wrong - I love. The girl with the ...
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