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Tag: Brown Girl Dreaming

Opening Lines

June 27, 2015 A. B. Westrick 8 Comments

I should complete a first draft before deciding on my opening lines. I know I know I know this, but…

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Filed under: Above Us Only Sky, Between Shades of Gray, books, Brown Girl Dreaming, craft, Golden Boy, hook, Jacqueline Woodson, Jewell Parker Rhodes, kathi appelt, Lydia Netzer, Michele Young-Stone, process, Ruta Sepetys, Shine Shine Shine, story, Sugar, Tara Sullivan, voice, writing

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I'm doing a #BookGiveaway: MARY UNDERWATER by @ShannonDoleski A masterfully written #debut novel about #DomesticViolence. Author interview here: https://abwestrick.com/2020/07/domestic-violence-in-mg-fiction-interview-giveaway/ Perfect for future #mgbookchat. Sign up for #giveaway by July 21. @abramskids #kidlit #middlegrade #mglit

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Your book is just fabulous. I really enjoyed doing the interview!

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Honestly one of the loveliest interviews I've done. Plus, there's a giveaway for Mary Underwater! 💙 https://twitter.com/ABWestrick/status/1282686144858161153

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New post on craft of writing: Domestic Violence in MG Fiction. Author interview & book giveaway. MARY UNDERWATER by @ShannonDoleski https://abwestrick.com/2020/07/domestic-violence-in-mg-fiction-interview-giveaway/

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