Author Archives: Debbie Nance
TUW
I’ve been blogging every Friday over at TUW. Come visit…http://throwingupwords.wordpress.com/ Also, registration for Writing & Illustrating For Young Readers (WIFYR) opens tomorrow.
January is here!
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year with your family and friends! And now it is January and back to work. š I saw a great quote online this morning from Judy Blume, author … Continue reading
Posted in On Writing, WIFYR
Tagged Cheri Earl, Judy Blume, New Year, Revising, WIFYR, Writing Conferences, Writing for Children
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New photo
Today I updated my profile photo –you can see my new post-chemo hairstyle. Or not. I thought I’d changed it but then it was still the old picture. Well, if it works, you’ll be able to recognize me if we … Continue reading
Posted in Ordinary Day, Uncategorized
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David Farland Quote
David Farland wrote a blog about what writers have in common. He suggested several things, but I loved this quote: “Ultimately, I suspect that most other writers are like me. We are united by our love for the written word. … Continue reading
Posted in On Writing, Ordinary Day
Tagged craft, David Farland, What writers share, Writing for Children, written word
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Creative Energy
This is a re-post from today’s http://throwingupwords.wordpress.com/ Last week Carol asked me: Are you doing NANO? I said: No. I had a plan to write on one of my books (or a new one) every day of November. Instead Iām … Continue reading
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Tagged Carol Lynch Williams, Creative Energy, Finding Time to Write, Focus, NANO
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Soup and a Good Book
Wednesday afternoon I decided I wanted to make fresh pumpkin soup. I had a pumpkin left from Halloween that we hadn’t carve. I googled for recipes. There are many variations. One site in particular caught my eye. The recipe blogger … Continue reading
Posted in Good Books, Ordinary Day
Tagged Good Books, Kate DiCamillo, Pumpkin, Soup, Tale of Desperaux
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November 6 – Good News – Good Stories – Good books
Do you believe in miracles? A friend posted a great story on Facebook today. When I later googled it, the incident actually happened several years ago. Here’s the link to watch a miracle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da5iVUZzpPo Wouldn’t it be nice to have … Continue reading
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Tagged Conflict in Plots, Good news, Miracles, November, Reasons to Read, Reasons to Write, Thankful
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2014 WIFYR – never too soon to start planning
We held our first preliminary planning meeting last Saturday for the 2014 Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers conference. It will be awesome! Our full committee meets in Mid-November and then we’ll start announcing details. I can tell you now … Continue reading
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Debbie Nance 