Author Archives: madelynruth@yahoo.com

Writing with a partner

Posted on March 5, 2014 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

Lots of you have asked me what it was like to write a book with a partner, so Mary and I thought we’d make a few videos that would give you some idea. The snow day this week gave That … Continue reading →

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Harriet the Spy

Posted on March 2, 2014 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

Last summer, I did a talk for a Library of Congress contest called A Book that Shaped Me. If I had entered the contest myself, my essay would have been about Harriet the Spy. Because I’m pretty sure that my … Continue reading →

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How to Behave When You See Your Book Cover

Posted on February 13, 2014 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

It feels like I’ve been waiting a long time to show you the cover of How to Behave at a Tea Party. Maybe my whole life. And today I finally get to share it! I love the hair that’s out … Continue reading →

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Genre Jumper: Jacqueline Jules

Posted on February 10, 2014 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

You should see the variety of items Jacqueline Jules brings in to our writing critique group every other week. Picture books, poems, middle-grades, early readers. You name it, Jackie’s written it. This week, on the cusp of  the publication of … Continue reading →

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Teen ’14

Posted on February 4, 2014 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

Last October, I went to the library and made a bunch of new friends. I could wax poetic and talk about books, and how books become your friends, and how they’re always waiting for you at the library, but this … Continue reading →

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