Alternatives to the Individual Hero: A Place to Hang the Moon
My previous post on the problem with the individual hero in children’s and YA fiction has received a lot of attention. People have asked me for alternatives to...
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A Historical Drama and a Master Class
What the TV series A French Village can teach us about character development and the cliffhanger.
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Solidarity Light Show
Yesterday, August 31, 2020 marked the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Gdańsk Agreements, which allowed Solidarity to become the first independent trade union in...
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A Big Announcement for TORCH!
Have you ever written a super-secret project, one you didn’t want to tell *anyone*? That was me, for years, as I worked on draft after draft of a weird, multi-POV...
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A Journey Through Time with Deaf Author Ann Clare LeZotte
Interview with Ann Clare LeZotte, author of Show Me a Sign, a middle grade novel set in the Deaf community of Martha’s Vineyard in 1809.
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