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Tag: Jane Kurtz

Write with wonder

January 29, 2017 A. B. Westrick 6 Comments

In a July 2016 article in Toronto’s Metro News, writer Richard Crouse recounts a joke told by world-class cellist Yo-Yo…

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Filed under: childhood, craft, emotional truth, fiction, Jane Kurtz, Martha Brockenbrough, MFA, process, scenes, story, The Music of Strangers, VCFA, wonder, writing, Yo Yo Ma

Salivation and Satisfaction

February 29, 2016 A. B. Westrick 5 Comments

When I was a student in the MFA program at Vermont College of Fine Arts, I heard Jane Kurtz, the…

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Filed under: character, craft, fiction, Jane Kurtz, literature, manuscript, MFA, plot, process, protagonist, revision, salivation, satisfaction, scenes, story, structure, VCFA, writing

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  • Science is Mystery: interview and book giveaway December 4, 2020
  • Malcolm and Me: author interview and book giveaway November 10, 2020
  • COO: a delightful MG debut: author interview & giveaway October 16, 2020
  • Upper-MG Historical Fiction: interview & giveaway September 18, 2020
  • Grief in Middle Grade Fiction: 2-book giveaway August 14, 2020

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Hey @nerdybookclub-out this year from @NYRBooks is WHAT LINNAEUS SAW, a great book for #middlegrade & early HS readers, even those who don't like science. I interviewed the author about her process: https://abwestrick.com/2020/12/science-is-mystery-interview-and-book-giveaway/ #nonfiction #giveaway #kidlit @wwnorton Happy reading!

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When a #biography is full of riddles, reading is especially fun! I loved interviewing Karen Beil about her process writing WHAT LINNAEUS SAW, and I'm doing a #BookGiveaway in time for #Christmas. Sign up by 12/11. @NYRBooks #nonfiction #giveaway #mg #YA https://abwestrick.com/2020/12/science-is-mystery-interview-and-book-giveaway/

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16 Nov

Hey #MGBookChat, I love that tonight's theme is Around the World, but I can't do 9PM (I get up early to write). I'll miss you, but want to say today's the deadline for my #giveaway: upper-mg MALCOLM AND ME. Great for building empathy. #HistoricalFiction https://abwestrick.com/2020/11/malcolm-and-me-author-interview-and-book-giveaway/

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Articles, Interviews, & Podcasts:

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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