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Brian Yansky’s Alien Invasion & Other Inconveniences
Brian Yansky‘s Alien Invasion & Other Inconveniences has one of the best opening lines and opening chapters that I’ve read in a long time. Let me be clear. I am a total Brian Yansky fan, both professionally and personally, but…Quotable Tuesday
I asked a group of my Austin writing pals for their favorite quotes about writing. For Brain Yansky, he turns to Mark Twain‘s excellent quote about choosing the exact right word because “I have to keep reminding myself to pay…The Rhythm of Friday
As I blog and read blogs more regularly, I notice a certain rhythm to the week. Especially on Friday. In the kid lit world, many of my friends (Cynthia Leitich Smith and Bethany Hegedus) and colleagues (Nathan Bransford) do a…Tuesday is Thoughtful Quote Day
We writers love our words. We love when they pile up in such a way as to form a lovely thought. As I have committed to blogging regularly on Tuesdays and Fridays, I would like assign Tuesday as the day…Gratitude-Week Five
Sunday December 26 I am grateful for all the gifts I received. Mostly I am grateful for all the thoughtfulness and love tied up in bright red ribbons. Monday, December 27 I am grateful that I can pay my bills.…An observance of evil
A few years ago, I was walking down Sixth Street in Austin at about 1 am on a Saturday night. Sixth Street is the main thoroughfare of bars in Austin. Sort of like Bourbon Street in New Orleans or Beale…Writing in the Margin
Every year, after I put the leftover cranberry sauce in a plastic container and eat the last slice of pumpkin pie, I face the same same dilemma: How do I fit in writing with the planning and executing of my…Gratitude-Week Four
Sunday, December 19 I am thankful for Sundays. While I do not practice a particular religion, I am a spiritual person and I love the sanctity of Sunday, of Sabbath, of letting the buzz of commerce fade into the background…Christmas Miracles (or why I would never commit suicide)
Okay so that’s sort of shocking. Christmas miracles and suicide. I could riff for a bit about how putting odd juxtapositions in your writing makes for compelling storytelling (or titling). I could because it does but I’d rather talk about…L2-Writing Right Now
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A Tree grows in Sedona