
Manuscript Sent
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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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.
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!
“My 6th graders just finished The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle. Is there a sequel!? If not, we want one!”
I live in two places, one in the Colorado Rockies, the other in a Denver row house. Where do I write best?
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.
Why and how: As a writer, I use a dictionary of course. But I also make steady use of a Thesaurus.
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
We should just stop teaching young people to read. Consider all the benefits that would bring.
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.
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?