Michael is a fellow Hollins student in the MFA in Children’s Literature program. It has been a pleasure getting to know him and read his works in our classes. He has published several stories, including one he wrote during one of our summer classes. This delightful interview gives you a taste of the wit and… Continue reading Author Spotlight: Michael M. Jones
I hesitate to put a negative book review on my blog for many reasons. I keep coming back to the fact that not everyone likes the same books, and that’s what makes a diverse literary world. This book won the Newbery Award, which means an entire board disagrees with me! And that’s ok. Because it… Continue reading Dead End In Norvelt by Jack Gantos book review
I’ve been working on a side-project for a few weeks now, cleaning it up and hoping this will make its way into publication. I thought I’d share how I came to write it and a little bit of the beginning. You may recall from my last post that I used a dialogue exercise from it.… Continue reading How The Love Bribe came to be
This exercise is taken from the book Writing Vivid Dialogue: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors by Rayne Hall. This is one of the many amazing craft books out there that can help a writer strengthen their works. I have always had a difficult time with writing great dialogue. I thought it would be fun for… Continue reading Writing Dialogue Exercise