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Writing at dawn…

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What’s so special about writing at dawn? I could be sleeping like normal people, but I love early morning that emerges softly from the darkness of night, that opens gently like a rose bud, letting me slip into the day like a comfortable robe. Writing in the pre-dawn hours allows easy access to  the Special World that Christopher Vogler describes in The Writer’s Journey. As writers we  leave behind our Ordinary World in much the same way as our protagonists do when ‘Called to Adventure’. I slip into… Continue reading →

How Guardian Cats became an Amazon best seller

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In case you didn’t already hear this somewhere else, Guardian Cats and the Lost Books of Alexandria made it to Amazon’s Best Seller list last week. This totally caught me by surprise. I published Guardian Cats in June, so it’s been out almost six months now. Sales have been modest… but steady. On an average, I was selling one or two a day. Nothing to crow about, but I was happy. It has eleven good reviews and the general ranking ranged between #18,000 to #35,000.… Continue reading →

Questions we should be asking about YA lit

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Are you following the animated debate about YA literature, the one set off by Megan Cox Gurdin’s “Darkness Too Visible” article in the WSJ? I spent more time than I planned to yesterday, listening and reading and pondering the issue about darkness of YA lit today. I thought I knew how I felt about it until I examined both sides of the issue and listened to the entire podcast with Ms. Gurdon and YA author, Maureen Johnson. Then there’s the lively debate to follow on Twitter using hashtag… Continue reading →

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