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The Aliens Inc, Chapter Book Series Try Book 1 for Free Newbery Honor for Kirby Larson Our guest today is Kirby Larson, author of Hattie Big Sky, (Delacorte) which has received *starred reviews* in...
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The Aliens Inc, Chapter Book Series Try Book 1 for Free What does your character want more than anything else? Sharpen and deepen the desires of your major characters, and your story will be richer. 5...
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The Aliens Inc, Chapter Book Series Try Book 1 for Free I’m working on the first draft of a novel and I’m about 2/3 of the way through the plot, when something interesting happened. Embrace...
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The Aliens Inc, Chapter Book Series Try Book 1 for Free Writing and revising a novel is such a big job! It helps to break it into stages. Writing AND Revising Your Novel Nanowrimo is catching the...
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The Aliens Inc, Chapter Book Series Try Book 1 for Free Yesterday’s news was sad: PW has learned that Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has asked its editors to stop buying books. NOTE: News has filtered down...
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The Aliens Inc, Chapter Book Series Try Book 1 for Free Novel Revision Retreat in a BookOne project for this summer is to revise Novel Metamorphosis: Uncommon Ways to Revise. It’s the workbook for my...
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The Aliens Inc, Chapter Book Series Try Book 1 for Free You type, “The End.” Then, you write a fast letter to an editor and send off a couple sample chapters. Oops! You forgot one thing. That...
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