by Deb Aronson | Nov 13, 2018 | Blog
“It’s hard to talk to trees. We’re not big on chit chat. That’s not to say we can’t do amazing things, things you’ll probably never do. Cradle downy owlets. Steady flimsy tree forts. Photosynthesize. But talk to people? Not so much.” With that opening, who wouldn’t...
by Deb Aronson | Nov 10, 2018 | Blog
I am a huge fan of Amy Stewarts Kopp sisters series (Girl Waits With A Gun, etc). If you don’t know them, I urge you to check them out. So Amy is one of the few writers I folow on Goodreads. Recently she added this editing tip that I just love! It’s about...
by Deb Aronson | Oct 22, 2018 | Blog
Recently two different books I read featured unfeeling, tightly wound aunts. That is something I haven’t seen much of and so, for that admittedly feeble reason, I’m going to talk about both books. In Stitch in Time (by Daphne Kalmar, Feiwel and Friends), Donut’s...
by Deb Aronson | Oct 15, 2018 | Blog
Although I don’t remember who recommended I read Saving the Planet & Stuff (Putnam, 2003) by Gail Gauthier, I am very glad I did. It’s not often these days that you read a middle-grade novel where there are intergenerational friendships. Gauthier does a great job...
by Deb Aronson | Oct 12, 2018 | Blog
One of the most frequent questions you’ll hear at writing conferences is, “Do I need an agent?” or “How do I look for an agent?” For many beginning writers getting an agent feels like the Holy Grail. Once you hook an agent, you are on the yellow brick road to fame...
by Deb Aronson | Oct 2, 2018 | Blog
In my effort to review a range of middle-grade books, this week I bring you a non-fiction story. March Forward, Girl (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) is a memoir by Melba Pattillo Beals. Beals is one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of nine African-American children who...
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