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FLASHBACKS: A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE

February 23, 2021 Laura Fineberg Cooper

Show them some love: flashbacks are powerful if used purposefully and introduced clearly.

Interview with Susan Kusel, Debut PB Author of The Passover Guest

February 12, 2021 Kim Chaffee

I’m so excited to interview Susan Kusel about her debut picture book, The Passover Guest.

The research behind the research

January 26, 2021 Alumni & Guests

Making sense of words, meaning, worlds, characters, and structures is what we do when we write. Whether fiction or nonfiction, we are called to research every element to enable the best reader-experience.

Interview with Cathy Carr, Debut MG Author of 365 Days to Alaska

January 8, 2021 Kim Chaffee

Interview with Cathy Carr, Debut MG Author of 365 Days to Alaska, PLUS a Giveaway!

On Car Repair and Rewrites

January 5, 2021 Alumni & Guests

Guest Post by Almitra Clay Especially for all you NaNoWri-mers with fresh drafts, here’s a reprise of a popular post. As I have rewritten the

LET THE 2020 WRITERS’ RUMPUS REVIEW BEGIN

December 24, 2020 Laura Fineberg Cooper

Happy Holidays to one and all in what has been the most tumultuous year many of us have ever experienced. As 2020 draws to a close (phew!), at least one thing remains unchanged: it’s time once again for the annual Writers’ Rumpus Review!

new year, new genre

December 11, 2020 Kim Chaffee

Well, we made it to December, everyone! Alleluia, 2020 is almost over! Normally, I’m trying to live in the moment, with all of the holiday

Interview with Summer Rachel Short, debut author of The Mutant Mushroom Takeover

November 24, 2020 Laura Fineberg Cooper

The book is a lightly spooky STEM novel that features eleven-year-old aspiring naturalist, Maggie, and her conspiracy theorist/YouTuber best friend, Nate, who have to solve the mystery surrounding a strange glow-in-the-dark fungus that’s spreading through their small town. Kirkus Reviews called the book, “packed to the gills with fun.”