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A writer’s goals for 2017
Let’s take a moment to call New Year’s resolutions what they really are: goals. Even though goal-setting is applicable in any season, the new year is as good a time as any to look ahead, make plans, and set goals. … Continue reading
An update from La Casa Barichello
I’m alive! I have to send that text to Mom every so often when she hasn’t heard from me in a few days, just so she doesn’t worry at my absence and silence. I figured it was time to give … Continue reading
Is there such a thing as children’s literature?
I classify myself as a children’s author. But there are writers out there who believe that’s the wrong classification. Mind you, these writers haven’t addressed me personally. In fact, they don’t know me. But I know — and respect — … Continue reading
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Tagged children's literature, J.R.R. Tolkien, kid lit, Maurice Sendak, Neil Gaiman, reading, writing
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Writers and the value of doing nothing
[…] A writer is working when he is staring out of the window. — Burton Rascoe. I’ve been frustrated at the keyboard lately, struggling to get the tone of “The Mountain of Dempsey Molehill” right. After several weeks of experimenting … Continue reading
BRB; I have to finish sniffling over this Harry Potter thread
I came across this exchange this afternoon while wasting time online (be warned that the image below contains a curse word): My first reaction to this thread was to tear up a little. Like most Harry Potter fans, Rubeus Hagrid … Continue reading