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Saturday, January 25, 2014

Analyzing Picture Books—THIS IS NOT MY HAT

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THIS IS NOT MY HAT by Jon Klassen, published by Candlewick Press, 2012, is approximately 200 words and spread over 32 pages, 18 with fir...
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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Stamping Out Writer’s Block the Rainy-Day Way!

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Have you ever heard of saving for a rainy day? The idea works for more than just money. It’s a great method to make sure you are never stuck...
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Friday, January 10, 2014

When Are Echoes Okay in Your Writing?

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Anyone who has ever had a story or article critiqued by me knows that I slash through echoes like weeds in Eden. Repeated words, for the...
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Thursday, January 2, 2014

Good read for young adults (and old): Book Review on SORTA LIKE A ROCK STAR by Matthew Quick

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SORTA LIKE A ROCK STAR , published by Little, Brown and Company, Hachette Book Group, 2010   With a voice tuned with precision to that ...
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Monday, December 16, 2013

EDITING TIPS! THE TRUTH ABOUT THE DREADED ING-WORD!

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Many grammarians advise that starting a sentence with ING words—in this case used as participles—is the weakest way to begin a sentence. I w...
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Thursday, August 29, 2013

Book review on On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, written by Stephen King, published by Pocket Books, 2002, and the tenth anniversary edition by Scribner in 2010.

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What I like most about this book, besides that it’s available on Kindle, is that King highlighted aspects of his own life and how certai...
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

How to Turn an Editor’s Head the Wrong Way

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I’ve already mentioned (Apr. 3, 2013 blog post) the harm plantations of dialogue tags can cause when allowed to infest our work, so here’...
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