YA Historical Fiction Challenge: Sherri L. Smith’s FLYGIRL
Some books are so good, it’s actually hard to know where to come at them for a truly thoughtful, analytical review. Sherri L. Smith’s FLYGIRL is, for me, one of those books. My basic review is…WOW....
View Article“Historical” Voice: Are We Letting it Go?
I’m writing my historical YA in first person, present tense. I made a conscious choice to do this, way back when, because I am not fond of the dense, slow voice and pacing that can be one of the...
View ArticleMore Work on Understanding Scene Structure
This week, I’m hoping to get through some chapters of Save the Cat. I just barely started on the structure section, where he shows the basic outline he uses and starts explaining both sections. So far,...
View ArticleMy Next Big Thing
Last week (two weeks ago?!), Carol Baldwin tagged me in a meme about current WIPs. It’s Saturday, with no work looming, so I thought I’d finally get around to playing! Thanks, Carol! What is the...
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