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Writing for Reluctant Readers

December 12, 2012 by Jamie

Having worked with kids who have reading disabilities, I think a lot about the issues involved in writing for reluctant readers. But first, who are they, and how do they end up that way? –They often come from homes that have few or no books –They may have a learning disability that makes reading difficult –When they are young, they may not experience adults reading to them at home –They may have negative associations with reading through humiliating experiences at […]

Categories: Advice for Writers, Industry, Reading • Tags: audience, chapter books, children's literature, Dr. Seuss, genre fiction, middle grade novels, read, reading, reading to kids, Romance Novel, romance novels, teen fiction, writer, writing, young adult fiction

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Writing Resolutions

August 30, 2012 by Jamie

The end of summer arrives for me next Tuesday, when my kids go back to school. This marks the start of the most productive time of year for me, when distractions fade away and I can focus exclusively on writing. It’s a natural time to review the writing resolutions I made at the start of the year and consider adding a few new ones. One resolution I made that I know I haven’t been able to focus on very well […]

Categories: Advice for Writers, Creativity, Time Management • Tags: artist routines, creative process, creativity, quiet, reading, taking time, time to write, writer, writing, writing life, writing routine

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Summer Reading

July 31, 2012 by Jamie

NPR recommends 5 funny summer reads. Have you read any of them yet? You like? I’m in the middle of reading Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn and loving it, but I’m always on the look-out for the next good book. What are your latest finds?

Categories: Reading • Tags: comedy, funny books, Gillian Flynn, gone girl, humor, npr, read, reading, summer, summer reading

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The Dirty Little Secret of Self Promotion

June 11, 2012 by Jamie

I have never been a great self-promoter. I am shy, and I start to mumble and turn red when people ask me about my books. I have an author website, partly because when I read a book I like, I love to go check out the author’s website to learn more about her and any other books she might have written. If she has a newsletter, I sign up for it so I can find out when future books will […]

Categories: Advice for Writers • Tags: audience, blogging, creative process, instagram, promotion, reading, self promotion, selling books, writer, writing, writing life

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The Definition of a Writer (And a 3-Question Quiz)

June 7, 2012 by Jamie

My writing “career,” whatever that means, began in January 1998. That was when I sat down and started writing my first novel seriously with the goal of publication. I didn’t want to publish one novel though, or two or three, or even ten. I wanted to publish a lifetime’s worth. How many will that be? I don’t know, because I’m not dead yet. It’s an ambitious goal to set out toward though for a person who’d never written even one […]

Categories: Advice for Writers, Creativity • Tags: career, reading, writer, writer's block, writing, writing career, writing life

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Above All, Be Real

February 22, 2012 by Jamie

I found myself reading a novel last night in which the writing was just okay. There were some common writing mistakes–too much narrative and description slowing down the action, some awkward dialogue, some trite characters–and yet the story compelled me to keep reading. When I asked myself why I wanted to keep reading, the answer was that the author’s voice and the emotion in the story were honest. She was being real. She felt what she was writing, and it […]

Categories: Advice for Writers, Creativity, Reading • Tags: creativity, reading, writing

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