When I contacted Cat Weatherill to ask her if she’d like to participate in Author Crush Month, I told her that when I was reading her  book Wild Magic , I was struck thinking it would make a great read-aloud book. Then I started adding sticky tabs to sentences that had a fresh image (to [...]

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(Here are my little heirloom tomatoes, sunberries, and ground cherries in their jiffy pots.) I’ve been working on edits for this one project for months. And months. Last week I realized that I have lost all perspective on my edits. I can no longer tell if the changes I’m making are making the story better [...]

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I’ve just got to tell you about my new writing routine. It combines one of my favorite things—learning about writing—with one of my least favorite—cooking/cleaning in the kitchen. Let’s back up to July when I signed up for a free webinar: “Translating Rejection Letter Lingo: What To Do about a ‘Flat’ Story.” The webinar was [...]

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