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The History of YA Literature in a Nutshell
NOTE: This was originally posted to my old blog, The Nosy Parent Blog, in July 2014. To deviate for a change from my usual philosophical meanderings, I thought I’d spend this blog highlighting the origins and history of young adult literature as a genre. Doing so may help clarify why young adult literature seems so…
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Why do we no longer protect children from media?
NOTE: This was originally posted to my old blog, The Nosy Parent Blog, in June 2014. Since then, I have survived the teenage years of my four daughters and am hoping to survive those of my son, too, who is now 15); therefore, I’m sure that this essay would be slightly different if I were…
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Finding Inspiration
I originally posted this short video on an old site back in 2020. I apologize in advance for the shakiness!
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Writing Fun Stuff: What to Wear
For this second blog post, I thought it might be fun to post a video from my old website’s blog, which was called “Mrs. B’s Show and Tell”. These posts were for young writers who need encouragement on what is an often solitary path. This one, recorded about four years ago, is on the writer’s…
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Are today’s teachers against us?
Since this blog is brand-new, I thought I’d start off by revisiting some of my old blogs from my original website of the late ’00s. I wrote the following post in 2010. Since then, I’ve drawn even farther from modern American educational methods, believing them to lean too far to the left; however, this post…
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Welcome to The Writer’s Garret Blog!
Welcome to The Writer’s Garret Blog! Interested in the art of writing and the crazy world of publishing? I’ll be posting occasional musings on my writing life and observations of the crazy world of publishing and writing instruction. Join me!
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