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Fiction Repetition Guest Post

Posted by Rachel on September 13, 2013 in dialogue, guest post, plot, symbolism, writing |

“If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a hundred times…” You’ve probably heard it before and you’ll hear it again: fiction imitates life, but it’s not a perfect reflection of it. It’s the reason why we don’t write out every ‘um’ and ‘uh’ and ‘like’ in dialogue. It’s why we generally frown on coincidences […]

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Diversity Guest Post

Posted by Rachel on July 26, 2013 in audience, characters, cliches, current event, guest post, musings, writing |

Adrianne Russell is my wonderful guest poster for today. She has written an incredible post about diversity in young adult books (or well, the lack there of) that she wanted to share on my blog as well. I couldn’t agree more with her feelings on this subject and I truly hope we see more diversity going […]

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Guest Post: Boundaries in YA

Posted by Rachel on February 15, 2013 in guest post, musings, plot, writing |

Today I have a wonderful guest post by Louise Gornall about a topic I feel doesn’t get much focus in the children’s lit community. Where do you draw the line for edgy content in young adult novels? Here’s what she had to say: I want to talk about boundaries in YA. Why? Because I was […]

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Guest Post on Blogging

Posted by Rachel on October 6, 2012 in guest post |

Kat Ellis (@el_kat) graciously asked me to write a guest post for her blog about blogging! It was a lot of fun and made me realize how important it is for writers of all kinds to have a blog. Read it here!

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