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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, Streaming Movies Right, 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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  • What If a Fish: magical realism, author interview & book giveaway June 8, 2021
  • A Navajo Story: author interview and book giveaway! May 11, 2021
  • MG Survival Story: author interview and giveaway! April 13, 2021
  • “I let myself daydream”: interview with Lauren Wolk & book giveaway March 9, 2021
  • “Creation is a River”: Sara Pennypacker interview and giveaway February 9, 2021

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10 Jun

It's #BookGiveaway time! I loved interviewing @anikawriter about writing and magical realism in WHAT IF A FISH, and I'm giving away one copy. Sign up deadline: 6/15/21. Delightful #middlegrade #fiction @SimonKIDS @diversebooks #kidlit #mglit #LatinX https://abwestrick.com/2021/06/what-if-a-fish-magical-realism-author-interview-book-giveaway/

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8 Jun

June #giveaway: WHAT IF A FISH. #mg #fiction at its best. Enter by 6/15/21 and enjoy my #interview with #LatinX #author @anikawriter where we talk #writing and Magical Realism. @SimonKIDS #middlegrade #bookgiveaway #kidlit #MGBookChat @diversebooks https://abwestrick.com/2021/06/what-if-a-fish-magical-realism-author-interview-book-giveaway/

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3 Jun

Hooray! The book arrived! I love doing book giveaways and getting new #mg books into the hands of readers. Thank you @TejanaLibrarian for entering my blog #giveaway! Happy #reading!

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Thank you @ABWestrick for this gift for the @hcpss_bwes Media Center! We can't wait to share "Healer of the Water Monster" by @BYoungWritres. https://abwestrick.com/2021/05/a-navajo-story-author-interview-and-book-giveaway/ #NavajoNation #weneeddiversebooks #HeartDrum @HarperCollinsCh

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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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