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Funny

In Funny Girl, a collection of middle-grade stories by funny, female authors, there is a lot of talk indentifying humor as a super power. As someone who dreams of making milk come out of readers’ noses*, I couldn’t agree more. Many women … Continue reading

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Undead

Today I un-killed one of my characters. His name is Joe and he’s pretty minor as characters go, but now he is un-dead. (Not one of the undead; just not dead.) The world I’m building, in a fictional town in Virginia, is … Continue reading

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Conversations

Whenever I do an interview for an article, I always call it a “conversation.” I find it puts the subject more at ease than if I say, “I want to interview you about …” This post, from Marjorie Ingall at … Continue reading

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The shape of chocolate

I was sitting at the kitchen table (which is in the dining room because our kitchen isn’t really big enough for a table) doing some prep work for a school visit. It was right after Halloween, so I was also raiding my daughter’s … Continue reading

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Children’s Choice!

Starting on March 1, voting will begin for the Children’s and Teen Choice Book Awards. Wendy and I are super psyched that This is Just a Test is one of five finalists in the 5th and 6th grade category. The full … Continue reading

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