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Zee Avi sings Nia's song?
I don't want to spoil CANDOR's ending for anyone, so I suggest that you skip this post if you haven't finished the book!
Zee Avi's song "Honey Bee" is a song that some CANDOR fans might think Nia would sing to Oscar after the book ends... check it out here:
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Ripping out the stitches
My mother taught me how to sew. We huddled over her 1960s Kenmore sewing machine, up in finished part of the attic, and I learned about bobbins, backstitching, and quarter-inch seams. I picked out patterns and learned how to trace the outlines of those tissue pattern pieces onto fabric. Like magic, I transformed something flat-fabric, rolled off ( Read more... ) -
Plots: fiddleheads and fern fronds
I’ve been playing with some major plot revisions on my work in progress, after getting feedback from my editor and agent. My story, as it stands today, has a lot going on. It’s full of action and allusions to even more action that happens offstage. Just as things get interesting in one part of the story, we speed off to another. So I’m pondering ( Read more... ) -
5 reasons why journalism majors are ^&*% excellent YA writers
I took a grand total of two English courses in college: advanced composition and comparative romantic literature. Nothing against English majors and profs, but I'm proud of my alternative path. I am a proud journalism major (go COM!). For good and for bad, my days of j-school shaped me into the writer I am today. Here are five unique offerings that ( Read more... ) -
Birds of every feather should sing
This year I indulged in a daily desk calendar-an indulgence because I know that sometimes it will sit for days, forgotten, stuck on Tuesday while the rest of try to steal some sleep on Sunday morning. An indulgence in another way, too, because it’s billed as being an “inspirational calendar for working women”, which makes me roll my eyes but ( Read more... ) -
I propose a new genre: “Extra-Ordinary”
When people ask me what kind of book CANDOR is, my first answer is “it’s a novel for ages twelve and up”. But I know they want more. Is it realistic fiction? Well, no, unless brainwashing is a reality (that’s another post for another day!). Is it fantasy? Mmmm, I guess not, since it’s set in our modern everyday world and there’s a distinct lack of ( Read more... ) -
Punching in, or why I’m combing Ebay
Everyone’s got their New Year’s resolutions and I won’t bore you with my entire list (does anyone except me care that I’m determined to take a multi-vitamin everyday?). But I think this idea is fun. Or crazy. Or both. So I’m sharing.
I want to start “punching in” to my writing time. It’s real work, and it deserves real devoted time, and I feel ( Read more... ) -
CANDOR is a Cybils finalist!
What a fantastic way to start 2010--CANDOR is a finalist in the Cybils Award category of Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction! The Cybils are awards given by the community of bloggers who review books for children and teens. The award is aimed at books with the "highest literary merit and kid appeal".
What amazing company CANDOR is in--fellow ( Read more... )
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