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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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Today's the deadline to enter my April #giveaway: RED FOX ROAD by Frances Greenslade. Great #mg #fiction in a wilderness setting. #bears! @PenguinClass @PenguinRandomCA #kidlit #bookgiveaway Enjoy our conversation about the craft of #writing. #WritingLife https://abwestrick.com/2021/04/mg-survival-story-author-interview-and-giveaway/

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Hi #MGBookChat! I'm asleep by 9, so will miss the environment chat tonight, but hope you'll sign up by 4/20 for my #mglit #bookgiveaway: RED FOX ROAD by Frances Greenslade. In our #Interview she talks about #Bears & wilderness survival. #kidlit #giveaway https://abwestrick.com/2021/04/mg-survival-story-author-interview-and-giveaway/

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If you like survival stories, you'll LOVE Frances Greenslade's RED FOX ROAD. Enter the #bookgiveaway by April 20 and enjoy my interview with the author. We talk #writing craft & process. @PenguinRandomCA #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #giveaway #fiction https://abwestrick.com/blog/

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Podcast: Working Title on the 85K Writing Challenge, where I confess that I’ve stopped beating myself up over my process. It is what it is. March 20, 2019

Podcast: Working Title on the 85K Writing Challenge, where I talk about setting priorities in my writing life. February 20, 2019

Podcast: Working Title on the 85K Writing Challenge, where I ramble about my writing process, including how I conquer writer’s block. January 23, 2019

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