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Fall Writing Frenzy – Exciting news
Yesterday I got the fabulous news that my entry to the Fall Writing Frenzy, Leaf Dance, was one of the winning submissions! Many thanks to editor and judge Ivan Taurisano, who selected my piece. Check out his manuscript wish list and share it with any authors you know who might have a manuscript to share!……
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Summer of Mermaids, Pirates, and Magical Books
This summer, my son was old enough to participate in the town library’s summer reading program, and as I like to lead by example, that meant I got to read a lot this summer too, and we both logged our books in Beanstack, a purpose-built reading app for schools and libraries. Part of me definitely……
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A theory about Luke Skywalker, fan reactions, and story structure
I don’t write about a lot of fannish things here, but anyone who knows me knows that I grew up a Star Wars fan, and certain stories at certain times have a really formative effect on the way you see and create stories from there on. As my witness, see all those Pixar artists and……
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Book Recommendation: The Heroine’s Journey
This Christmas I wished for and received a copy of The Heroine’s Journey by Gail Carriger, and having read it, I have been bending the ear of anyone I know remotely interested in story structure, literary or pop culture analysis, or who has been simply willing to let me enthuse in their general direction for……
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Happy Announcement: Another published poem!
I was incredibly thrilled to hear that the Mass Poetry Festival was returning for 2021, as it has been an incredible source of inspiration and community for me for years. I was even more happy to see that as part of this year’s festival, they were running a contest for the creation of ekphrastic poetry……
Sea Dreams and Time Machines 