Manuscript Sent
November 1, 2022
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Today, I am sending a new manuscript to my editor. I’ve been working on it for a year. I’ve shared it with no one.
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Story Behind the Story #73: City of Magic
October 25, 2022
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This book is Fabrizio’s telling, and concerns, believe it or not, finding the secret of double-entry bookkeeping. If you think that’s a dull subject, think again!
In response to Mrs. C’s students
October 18, 2022
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“My 6th graders just finished The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle. Is there a sequel!? If not, we want one!”
The Best Place to Write
October 11, 2022
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I live in two places, one in the Colorado Rockies, the other in a Denver row house. Where do I write best?
The Lone Ranger and Me
October 4, 2022
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It’s difficult to explain the enormous impact radio drama—kids’ radio drama—had on me. When a boy, I listened to it every day, starting at five in the afternoon. Nights too.
Monologophobia
September 27, 2022
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Why and how: As a writer, I use a dictionary of course. But I also make steady use of a Thesaurus.
Where I get my ideas
September 20, 2022
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Probably the question readers (young and old) most often ask me is “Where do you get your ideas?” I’ve been asked that question for more than fifty years. The answer is multifaceted: To begin with, I grew up in a house of books. I had great grandparents who were writers. One of my grandmothers was. My parents had
A Modest Proposal
September 13, 2022
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We should just stop teaching young people to read. Consider all the benefits that would bring.
There is no one way to write
September 6, 2022
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On my website, these past three months of summer a great variety of my friends and colleagues—successful writers all—have been offering ideas, tips, and suggestions about writing.
Writing Tip: James Ponti
August 30, 2022
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Have you ever been overwhelmed when you start to write something? Worried that it isn’t quite good enough? Worried that it’s not perfect or important?