The Child in Me, the Adult in Her; Mature Issues in Children’s Literature
In early February I read Mariko and Jillian Tamaki’s middle grade graphic novel This One Summer and I wasn’t sure how to feel about it. I...
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- Mar 12, 2019
- 5 min
Racing an Ant; How Long a Book Can Take
In the fall of 2018, I started to write a book about ants. Wait. No. That’s not true. In the summer of 2017, I started to draft this book...
- Feb 27, 2019
- 7 min
Pointing Toward the Outfield: Calling my Shots
In the fifth inning of Game 3 in the 1932 World Series, Babe Ruth was up at bat. After two strikes, he held his hand high and pointed...
- Feb 3, 2019
- 9 min
The Reject’s Journey; or, How I Became a Writer
If you’re a writer or an avid reader, you may know of the classic hero’s journey as outlined by literary academic, Joseph Campbell. In...
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