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Monthly Archives: February 2012
RTW – The Best Book Read in February
YA Highway‘s prompt for today’s Road Trip Wednesday is What was the best book you read in February? No ties this month. The answer was easy-peasy. I read three books in February: Maggie Stiefvater’s The Scorpio Races, M. T. Anderson’s … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged across the universe, capaill uisce, favorite book, feed, horses, the scorpio races, water horse
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Physics Professor Extraordinaire
I just found out that my favorite physics professor–actually, my favorite college professor, period–passed away last July. Dr. James Imai was instrumental in me changing my minor from English to physics. He was a fantastic lecturer and as astounding as … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Cool Science
Tagged carson, csu dominguez hills, dominguez hills, dr. james imai, hotwire, physics, professor, suicide cord, TANKBORN
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Dialogue Tags–Spawn of the Devil or Useful Minion?
On a recent #yalitchat on POV, a few of us got into a side discussion of dialogue tags. What’s a dialogue tag? The simplest is said (when using past tense) or says (in present tense). For a question, you use … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Strongly Held Beliefs, The Writing Life
Tagged action, clarity in writing, dialogue, dialogue tags, writing
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LTUE – Third Day
I’m home from LTUE, but I wanted to write a wrap-up of the last day of the symposium. I managed to make it to Kirk Shaw’s “THE GOOD AND THE BAD: Five Things to Do and Five Things to Avoid … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Conference Wisdom, The Writing Life
Tagged craft, kirk shaw, librarians, multi-cultural, writing
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LTUE – Second Day
Again, I didn’t make it to as many workshops as I might have liked. I spent the morning working in my room, waiting for a call from my editor. Once she arrived, a friend of hers drove us to the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Conference Wisdom, The Writing Life, Travel
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LTUE – First Day
I should confess up front that I got to far fewer workshops than I’d planned today because I spent so much time talking to some really great people. I’d slept in a little so it was 10am before I traversed … Continue reading
Posted in Books, The Writing Life, Travel
Tagged Blake Casselman, e-books, E.J. Patten, James Dashner, ltue, maze runner, Michaelbrent Collings, middle grade, self-publishing, Tyler Whitesides
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LTUE – The Pre-Game Show
Today’s the first day of the Life, the Universe & Everything (LTUE) symposium in Orem, Utah. I haven’t yet walked over to the Utah Valley University where the symposium is held, but last night I had a blast at the … Continue reading
