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AR Teen Book Award, Gr.10-12, Opening Lines
I hail from Arkansas and until now, we’ve been known for the Clinton Presidential Library, the US’s only diamond mine (Crater of Diamonds State Park), and the headquarters of Wal-Mart. But this year we’ll be known for the Arkansas Teen Book Award, established by Arkansas Librarians. (Facebook page.) The reading list was announced in December, […]
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AR Teen Book Award, Gr.7-9, Opening Lines
I hail from Arkansas and until now, we’ve been known for the Clinton Presidential Library, the US’s only diamond mine (Crater of Diamonds State Park), and the headquarters of Wal-Mart. But this year we’ll be known for the Arkansas Teen Book Award, established by Arkansas Librarians. (Facebook page.) The reading list was announced in December, […]
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Keeping Current: Read Newly Released Books
Take a Reading Day Standard advice: read what you want to write. If you want to write a novel, then read mysteries or thrillers or teen or easy readers or whatever genre you want to write. Last week, I took a reading day and had great fun. I often advise people to read
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Teens
I’m going today to a high school English class and writing class to talk about my writing process. It may not come up, but I’ve been thinking about what advice I would give a teen about becoming a fiction writer. Advice on Becoming a Fiction Writer Essentials First, be a reader. Read widely.