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10 Suggestions for Writing Dialogue
I did a panel on writing dialogue at the San Francisco Writers' Conference yesterday, and ran out of the handouts I brought. So for those of you who asked for a …
Tara Conklin: Keep Writing, Keep Writing, Keep Writing
There are so many reasons I am absolutely delighted to host author Tara Conklin today, not the least of which is that I just love her story of the persistence …
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Modern Love
I sent a tweet to my friend Caroline Leavitt yesterday about her terrific Modern Love column that is in today's New York Times. She tweeted back Six times. …
Can you imagine a nicer way to start a morning?
The Wednesday Daughters galley pages have arrived! Is there a nicer time in the process of getting a novel into print than the moment the galley pages arrive? …
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How to Cut a Digital Heart out of Your Book Jacket
This little heart I was so proud of Friday garnered a lot of requests for how it's done. It's very simple: In Word, open a blank document and in the insert …
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A Survival Guide to Writers Conferences: 1. Eat Chocolate for Breakfast
A friend who is heading for a writers' conference next month asked if I had any advice, and since it's not the first time I've been asked: 1. Eat Chocolate for …
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Two Author Posts for the Price of One!
This week, I'm rerunning two previous posts, one to celebrate the paperback publication of Lynda Rutledge's Faith Bass Darling's Last Garage Sale in paperback, …
2013 Caldecott Winner Announced … And Newbery Winner, Too
In case you haven't been watching, the ALA awarded the Caldecott and Newbery Medals this morning. The 2013 Caldecott winner - for picture books - was This Is …
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Cathy Marie Buchanan: Finding the Writing Life
Earlier this year, when Cathy Marie Buchanan asked if I'd read her new novel, The Painted Girls, I jumped at the chance. I loved her debut, The Day the Falls …
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