There are lots of reasons why an author might choose one point of

view over another.  The first, quite honestly, might be comfort level ( Read more... )

You might have noticed that I only post when I've got something I really want to say.  Today, is one such day.

The recent publication of Kelly Fineman's At the Boardwalk resulted in a really interesting email conversation about poetry and picture books and how they arrive in the poet's brain and -- even more interesting to me -- how the poet ( Read more... )

A friend pointed out a Twitter discussion of Hound Dog True in which the following comment was made:

"It's more than a story being told - almost like a story being felt by the reader."

I don't think I could have asked for a higher compliment. Now, I need to acknowledge that the person who made the comment, the very thoughtful Brian Wilhorn at ( Read more... )

The winner of a copy of Myra Wolfe's Charlotte Jane Battles Bedtime is . . . . . Maggie Desruisseaux  who posted on my WordPress blog saying: "I love the line, “formidable oomph!” Find myself searching for my own oomph sometimes."

Well, Maggie, this should put a little oomph in your day!

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Whew!  The last of the big reviews is in for Hound Dog True and HOORAY! It received a star!
Here's a link if you want to read the review in its entirety.  Otherwise, how about just enjoying this bit:

The most action readers will find in this story is Uncle Potluck tripping over a vacuum cleaner cord, but the characters are well limned, and Mattie's ( Read more... )

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So, yesterday I told you about a special treat and here it is:


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Long ago, in a rental house a few miles from here, a young(er) picture book writer was having doubts.  She had been encouraged to try her hand at novel writing -- but novels seemed so LONG, so complicated, so impossible.

Long ago, in another house clear on the opposite coast, an even younger writer was bubbling up with language and story and ( Read more... )

Recently Grier Jewell at Fizzwhizzing Flushbunker reviewed Hound Dog True and said this:

"Hound Dog True had me at the first sentence and held me in its enchanting grip until the very last page. (As I read this, I kept thinking, did Barbara O'Connor change her name to Linda Urban?)"

Could a person be paid a higher compliment?


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