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Best Book for February

Posted on February 27, 2013 by

This week, YA Highway’s Road Trip Wednesday asks the usual end-of-month question, What’s the best book you’ve read in February? I read (or finished) five books in February: Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher, started in January, finished in Feb) A … Continue reading →

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RTW – Looking Into My Writer’s Crystal Ball

Posted on October 10, 2012 by

This week, YA Highway’s Road Trip Wednesday asks the question, What do you hope to be writing in one year? Three? Five? I’ve always hated goal-setting. Other than the goal that in three years, or five, I want to be … Continue reading →

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RTW – Writing and the Change of the Seasons

Posted on October 3, 2012 by

This week, YA Highway‘s Road Trip Wednesday asks, How does your writing (place, time, inspiration) change with the seasons? It’s a great question but I’m afraid I don’t have a particularly great answer. As a writer, my routine is kind … Continue reading →

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RTW – Best Book Read in September

Posted on September 26, 2012 by

As it’s the last Wednesday of September, YA Highway asks what’s the best book we’ve read this month. It’s a bit of a blur as to what books I read in September. I might have finished a Lois McMaster Bujold … Continue reading →

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RTW – Fairy Tale Remake

Posted on September 19, 2012 by

This week, YA Highway‘s blog prompt is to name a fable or story we’d like to see a retelling of. We’re also encouraged to be creative and come up with our own version. I have always been fascinated with fairy … Continue reading →

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RTW – My Favorite Book I Had to Read for School

Posted on September 5, 2012 by

Today YA Highway‘s blog prompt for Road Trip Wednesday is What’s your favorite book you had to read for a class? First of all, school of any kind was a mighty long time ago for me. We did have books … Continue reading →

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RTW – Dream Writer’s Conference

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

This week YA Highway‘s Road Trip Wednesday asks, What book and/or writing conference would you love to go to? I’ve been lucky to attend tons of great writers conferences over the years (the majority of them RWA annual conferences when … Continue reading →

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