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Chilling: In a World Without Books, There are Only Drugs
In The Daily Beast, on October 3 of last year, Seth Lehrer made a comparison between J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books and her new, adult novel, The Casual Vacancy, reflecting in particular on t… more →
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Chilling: In a World Without Books, There are Only Drugs
wrote 4 months ago: In The Daily Beast, on October 3 of last year, Seth Lehrer made a comparison between J.K. Rowling … more →
A New Approach to Writing Time
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wrote 4 months ago: The following quote is from an October interview with Patricia Cornwell in the October 2012 Writer … more →
Wonderful Words on: Speculative Fiction
wrote 7 months ago: I love speculative fiction. (Why else would I write folk tales, historical fantasy, and YA/MG fantas … more →
Wonderful Words: On Reading
wrote 8 months ago: We read stories to make sense of our lives, to be entertained, and to feel something…to be tra … more →
Reading Response Exercise #100!!!
wrote 8 months ago: Our 100th Reading Response Exercise—Wow! When I first started Literate Lives the possibility of reac … more →
2012-2013 Literate Lives Preview
wrote 8 months ago: The new school year has begun! My hubby is off to his High School teaching job, my granddaughter beg … more →
Literate Lives: A Preview of Coming Attractions
wrote 8 months ago: Happy Labor Day! (Or as my kids used to call it “Last Day of Freedom!”) The start of the school year … more →
The Best Trip? A Trip to the Library
wrote 11 months ago: If you have visited my Pinterest boards, one thing you may have noticed is that I love libraries. My … more →
Journaling: A Writer’s Work, A Writer’s Life
wrote 1 year ago: Dream Journal by Druidchickzdruidchickz-d4tyds1 Narrative writing is a skill all students must learn … more →
Expository "Play With Your Words" Writing Prompt #62: What Feeds or Destroys Your Soul?
wrote 1 year ago: What feeds your soul? What sets your spirit free? What fills you with joy like an overflowing glass … more →
Pay Attention: Notice What Nourishes
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wrote 1 year ago: The other day, as I was reading the article “A Deeper Knowing,” by A. Calhoun and K. Trujillo on th … more →
Wed. 12/14 My Christmas Journal
wrote 1 year ago: This year, I am resurrecting something I made long ago, but let languish during my busy years of tea … more →
The Influence of Gender in Reading: Reading Response Exercise #59
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wrote 1 year ago: Read for at least twenty to thirty minutes. When you are done, think about what you have read. How d … more →
Sympathizing with Characters: Reading Response Exercise #53
wrote 1 year ago: Read for at least twenty to thirty minutes. When you are done, think about what you have read. Write … more →
Reading Response Exercise #50: Author! Author?
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wrote 1 year ago: Read for at least twenty to thirty minutes. When you are done, think about what you have read. How d … more →
Agent Quest Part 1
wrote 1 year ago: I attended the Willamette Writers Conference last weekend. Wow, what a three days! I was told by a f … more →
Best Book of July
wrote 1 year ago: I really, really enjoyed all three of the books I read in July including the one I’m still reading. … more →
Reading Response Exercise #47: A Good Story is a Journey
wrote 1 year ago: Good fiction tells the story of a journey, either an actual one or an emotional one, and ofte … more →
Play With Your Words Prompt #38: Writing Fun with Travel Brochures
wrote 1 year ago: Are you going on vacation? If so, you may want to collect some travel brochures. As you are planning … more →
