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Read more about the article Francisco X. Stork’s Second Chance: An Interview

Francisco X. Stork’s Second Chance: An Interview

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:June 3, 2021
  • Post category:Blog/Writing
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An interview with Francisco X. Stork, where he talks about reimaginging a 2006 novel for a new generation of teen readers.

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Read more about the article Proud of My “Students”

Proud of My “Students”

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:September 23, 2019
  • Post category:Blog/Writing
  • Post comments:2 Comments

The launch event for the contemporary Jewish American anthology It's a Whole Spiel, highlighting the diversity of Millennial and Gen Z Jewish experiences.

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Read more about the article On Giving Support and Eating Dessert First: An Interview with Dean Gloster

On Giving Support and Eating Dessert First: An Interview with Dean Gloster

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:October 26, 2016
  • Post category:Blog/Writing
  • Post comments:5 Comments

I met Dean Gloster in the summer of 2015, when he started in the MFA program in Writing for Children & Young Adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts and…

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Read more about the article Patrice Kindl’s Letter to Parents: Writing for Teens About Very Bad People

Patrice Kindl’s Letter to Parents: Writing for Teens About Very Bad People

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:September 7, 2016
  • Post category:Blog/Writing
  • Post comments:4 Comments

In conjunction with the launch of her new book, Don't You Trust Me?, Patrice Kindl discusses writing evil protagonists.

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Read more about the article On Hopelessness and Donald  Trump

On Hopelessness and Donald Trump

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:February 29, 2016
  • Post category:Blog/Writing
  • Post comments:11 Comments

Discussing my unpublished contemporary novel that sheds light on the rise of Donald Trump among the white working class in the U.S.

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Read more about the article Patricio Has Writer’s Block, But I Don’t: My Writing Process Blog Tour

Patricio Has Writer’s Block, But I Don’t: My Writing Process Blog Tour

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:March 24, 2014
  • Post category:Blog/Lego/Writing
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My contribution to the My Writing Process Blog Tour, where I talk about the fun of revision and why I write about social and political struggles.

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