“How you begin a sentence determines its clarity; how you end it determines its rhythm and grace.” – Joseph M. Williams in Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace I wish I had read that sentence much earlier in my writing escapades. But perhaps we hear things when we are ready for them. Williams’ simple yet powerful directive for writing resonated… Read More
Artemis Gets a New Look
Is it just me, or are the new Artemis Fowl covers super awesome? Worm Burner agrees with me. He received Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox for his birthday and I braced myself for the polite “Thank you” that I had hopefully trained into him for accepting a gift that he already owned (we have the entire series). Instead, his eyes… Read More
Heard in the Back Seat . . .
“The Erec Rex series is the best!” “No it’s not! Ranger’s Apprentice is way better!” “No way.” “Yeah, and there’s more books! There’s Ruins of Gorlan, The Burning Bridge, Icebound Land, Battle for Skandia, Sorcerer of the North, Wrath of the Bloodeye, Siege of MacIndaw, and Erak’s Ransom.” “Erec Rex has a lot of books too! There’s Dragon’s Eye, Monsters… Read More
Libraries Matter
Yes they do! Today’s post title is stolen from the name of a blog I just discovered via the crazy guys at Boys Rule Boys Read. They highlighted a post in which Deborah Ford, awesome teacher and librarian, posts on her blog Libraries Matter a fine, fine list of the top Books for Boys of 2009. Not only is this an… Read More
What Memories are on Your Kid’s Bookshelf?
I’ve been giving thought lately to what books I buy. I’ve found that I mostly purchase non-fiction, although I mostly read fiction. However, my fiction habit is fed by the library, or lately, borrowing from my kids (who have an extensive library of their own). I’ve gone through several mad book buying phases in my life (although my husband will… Read More
Setting Goals
I attended a seminar at the local community college last night on how to publish your novel. It was interesting because I think I was the most informed person in the room, and for one reason only: my relentless reading of publishing and writer’s blogs. The sources of information available on the internet today are literally astounding. And overwhelming. And… Read More
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