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MG Science and Magic: interview and giveaway!

June 23, 2020 A. B. Westrick Leave a comment

Combine a little magic with a love of science, and what do you get? Into the Tall, Tall Grass, a…

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Filed under: author interview, book giveaway, covid-19, debut, debut novel, endings, giveaway, grandmother, Into the Tall Tall Grass, Loriel Ryon, magic, middle grade, middle-grade, pandemic, pantser, rafflecopter, science, story within the story, writing

#StayAtHome Writing

April 28, 2020 A. B. Westrick 4 Comments

The “StayAtHome order has affected all of us differently. How to stay focused? What to focus on? What really matters?…

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Filed under: #StayAtHome, author interview, covid-19, Kazu Jones, middle grade, middle-grade, Midsummers Mayhem, Orange for the Sunsets, pandemic, Rajani LaRocca, Shauna Holyoak, social distancing, Step up to the Plate Maria Singh, Tina Athaide, Uma Krishnaswami, writing

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One group goes to the sea, the other comes back. They seem to be exchanging information

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#BookGiveaway Last day to signup. AS FAR AS BIRDS CAN FLY by @lindaoatmanhigh Author-interview full of insights into Linda's process & career #writing more than 20 books for young readers. #mglit #kidlit #fiction @koehlerbooks https://abwestrick.com/2021/01/her-grandparents-barn-an-interview-with-linda-oatman-high/ Thanks for the interview!

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Hey #mgbookchat, I love that you're talking about Youth Media Awards tonight! 9 PM is too late for me, so I'm chiming in early to say I'm doing another #MG #fiction #giveaway. Signup ends tomorrow: AS FAR AS BIRDS CAN FLY by @lindaoatmanhigh https://abwestrick.com/2021/01/her-grandparents-barn-an-interview-with-linda-oatman-high/ #kidlit

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