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One of the challenges a writer faces is how to gain the attention of her reader and hold it throughout an entire story. It sounds easy enough, but it’s no easy feat. I’ve been learning, as I read other authors, about different ways this can be effectively done. Today’s reading recommendations highlight […] One of the details of my real life that influences my storytelling is a history of moving a lot as a child, and an exposure to cultures other than my own. I attended first grade at an American school in Kabul, Afghanistan (during a peaceful era), and I spent my senior year in high school […] Calling a book “fantasy” often evokes in the mind of the listener something like The Hobbit, Watership Down, The Dragons of Pern, or Star Wars—imaginary worlds populated with non-humans who have heroic adventures that may or may not be human-like. For some people, that’s a real turn-off. They prefer gritty reality. The truth is, “fantasy” […] Do you love Westerns? The Curse of the Neverland is definitely not a western. I usually call it “middle grade fantasy adventure” when I’m asked to classify by genre. But today’s book recommendation, one I would call a western, has some strong common bonds with Piper Pan and Her Merry Band. November 9th, 2015 | Tags: courage, friendship, Lindy MacLaine, love westerns, Stacey Lee, The Curse of the Neverland, Under a Painted Sky | Category: Blazing a Trail for Girls, Quote of the Week, Recommended Books | Comments are closed Today’s book recommendation is Lucky Strike, by Bobbie Pyron—and it’s one for Marjorie. Marjorie grew up very near to where Lucky Strike takes place, in Paradise Beach, FLA. “Losers and weirdos stick together through thick and through thin.” That’s the motto of Nate and his best friend […] |
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