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Writing the Wrong Moment
An author mistakes hiding facts for suspense. When we don’t yet know the protagonist and can’t imagine what is causing her anguish, we aren't invested…
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The Rabbit Hole of Cults and Patriarchy
Plus book challenge news, submitting to journals, big and small presses
May 12
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Scapegoats: book blaming, library blaming, dog blaming
Library books aren’t responsible for sexual strangulation. Blaming books for dangerous teen behaviors. Blaming librarians for not ‘hopping to’ fast…
May 5
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Primed to be Cultish
Cults and Cultishness in life and fiction, library book challenge news
Apr 28
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Sympathy for the Devil-oops-Antagonist
3-D antagonists, prickly protagonists, plus library censorship news
Apr 21
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Don’t be a “Cub Scout of White Supremacy” (Celebrate your Library!)
Banned books; Me and Earl and the Dying Girl; Perks of Being a Wallflower; Carrie; Rabbit Hole; sociopaths in fiction (‘Ripley’ and ‘Zone of Interest…
Apr 14
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Inspiration, Prompts from Great Novels
Carrie is 50, the Comstock Act, School librarian week, and book censorship news
Apr 7
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Activists Fight Ecce Homo in Libraries
“No ecce homo!” Moms for Liberty declare in book challenge. (Happy April Fools’ Day!) Plus the novelette “Crudo.”
Apr 1
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Library Censorship News
Links to the most striking library and book banning news of the week. Also—Happy spring!
Mar 24
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Revision Hell, Book Recommendations, Library News
And a boozey pound cake recipe
Mar 17
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Weird and Wonderful Books #1
Plus How the Librarians are Doing
Mar 10
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Shaped by Reading
My experience in first falling in love with a book. Plus more library and book ban news.
Mar 3
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