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CRACKS ME UP!
There are times, when I do an illustration that CRACKS–ME-UP! This is one of those times. This spot is from my novel entitled Fifth Grade...
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INTRODUCING...ARTIST CHRISTINA CHANG
FMI: Hello Christina! I am thrilled to feature you on today’s blog. Christina is a painter and art educator extraordinaire whom I have...
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FAKE IT 'TILL YOU MAKE IT!
I've just about finished writing my first middle grade novel. It's taken almost three years and it's still not complete (close, though)!...
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TO THE MATTRESSES
To the Mattresses: Today, I fought like hell with chapter ten. It was out and out fisticuffs of the cerebral kind.
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METAMORPHOSIS CAN HURT LIKE HELL
At the moment, I am juggling myriad job applications, my novel, other free-lance writing gigs, editing works by my writing partner, and...
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YES, FLATULENT!
I have been fighting with chapter 10 all week. I write something and the writing responds by being banal, redundant, and verbose. How...
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GLORIFIED TYPIST?
GLORIFIED TYPIST? The last few days have been torture. I am working on chapter 10 of my novel. It’s a very emotional section and has been
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