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Writer's Wavelength: Setting - Finding the Magic Anywhere
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Writing doesn't have to be a solitary journey. Let's connect and learn from each other. Friday, January 06, 2012. Setting - Finding the Magic Anywhere. Karen Russell, whose novel and collection of short stories continues to fascinate me, has a gift for finding the magical in the places she writes about. Her short story collection is chock full of locales that began as someplace fairly ordinary and evolved into someplace well beyond extra-ordinary. Cynthia J. McGean. Rena J. Traxel. Cynthia J. McGean.
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Becoming a Novelist: January 2013
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Here are some of the steps I have taken and am still taking on the road to becoming a published novelist. Tuesday, January 15, 2013. 100 word challenge #73: The Arbitration of the Strings. I just came across a neat idea, the 100 word challenge. It resides on this blog: Julias Place. The idea is to take a starting phrase and write 100 words around it. This is week #73, the phrase is …the notes from the piano…. How have I missed this for so long? The Arbitration of the Strings. The notes from the piano.
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Becoming a Novelist: June 2013
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Here are some of the steps I have taken and am still taking on the road to becoming a published novelist. Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Becoming a Novelist: Value vs. Worth (how my car started me thinking). Becoming a Novelist: Value vs. Worth (how my car started me thinking). I'm going to go off topic here and talk about what things are worth to me. This whole topic was prompted by my automobile. My car is . Value vs. Worth (how my car started me thinking). So I must consider how much a new car will cost, a...
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Mindy Alyse Weiss
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Journey of a childrens book writer. To Celebrate My Good News, I'm Giving Away Free Critiques! Jun 16th, 2015 at 4:53 PM. I just won a scholarship to the Craft and Business of Writing Childrens Picture Books. Class through the Childrens Book Academy. Ive been happy dancing since I heard the great news! The class is taught by Random House editor Kelly Delaney and Mira Reisberg, and includes 25 guest experts, worksheets and templates, and critiquing webinars. If you attend Mira’s free webinar. Good luck to...
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I love contests! - Mindy Alyse Weiss
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Journey of a childrens book writer. May 2nd, 2014 at 1:52 AM. In the past few months, Ive had some amazing contest experiences. My middle grade novel, MOM WARS, won an honorable mention in the 2014 Rate Your Story contest. And I entered #Pitmad for the first time and had several requests for my other completed middle grade novel, THE COMIC ADVENTURES OF RUBY BELLA BROWN. Im grateful for the chance to enter another contest today- The Writers Voice. Mónica Bustamante Wagner. Kimberly P. Chase. I dance into...
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Urf!: The story of a fiction
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012. The story of a fiction. Warning: spoiler alert. Subtle though they are, there are characteristics of character and story here that I believe the author meant to be revealed slowly as a part of plot and structure. To make a point later on, I reveal a bit of that here.). THE STORY OF A MARRIAGE by Andrew Sean Greer (Picador, 2008). So, how to categorize THE STORY OF A MARRIAGE? THE STORY OF A MARRIAGE is a book about love and hope and fear and loneliness and happiness, just as that ...
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Amelie Markik's Weblog: 11/01/2009 - 12/01/2009
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A blog about writing and reading and writers and readers. :) Mmmmm. books. Monday, November 23, 2009. Ravioli was on the menu the other night. J6.4 had helped me set the table. Partway through dinner, this is what happens:. J64: (clears throat) "Dad, guess what? Very smooth, nothing happening kind of voice). Husband: (in between bites of ravioli) "What? J64: "I rubbed your fork on my butt when I set the table." (bursts into laughter). Husband: (After a few bites) "So how's the ravioli? Now, do we really ...
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Dangerous With a Pen: I Was Playing Dead. Did I Fool Ya?
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Dangerous With a Pen. Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Whatever Works. Sunday, April 24, 2011. I Was Playing Dead. Did I Fool Ya? Yeah It was all starting to feel like a job, and my full time job is pretty jobby enough. ;) So I knew I needed a break. In the meantime, we've gotten well, stuff is getting done, and another new idea crept its way in. a MG. MG! Zero trouble with the beginning, which is usually the part I. I miss reading you! Posted by Lindsey Brooks. April 24, 2011 at 8:24 PM. April 24, 2011 at...
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The 2014 SCBWI FL Regional Conference - Part 3 - Mindy Alyse Weiss
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Journey of a childrens book writer. The 2014 SCBWI FL Regional Conference - Part 3. Feb 24th, 2014 at 1:39 PM. As promised, here is my third post about the incredible 2014 SCBWI FL. Regional Conference in Miami. This one covers the editor panel and workshops led by editors Laura Whitaker. And Aubrey Poole. Click here. To check out my first post about the fantastic Novel Intensive led by agent Jen Rofé, editor Stacy Abrams, and author Chris Crutcher. And part two. Moderated by author Dorian Cirrone. Laura...
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Writer | Melva Gifford
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Tasks, Errands and Projects-Oh My. Speller Beezy and Other Ailments. Operation Middle School Madness. I know you THINK this is a Toaster. Melva Gifford has been writing since her youth. She has had fiction and nonfiction shorts published in various magazines. My story lines touch upon many realms of interest from children’s main stream, science fiction and fantasy, includes nonfiction as well as adult science fiction and fantasy. Current published works include:. Operation Middle School Madness. Some of ...
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