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Tag: Robert Olen Butler

Mistakes Writers Repeat

November 20, 2014 A. B. Westrick 2 Comments

Oops, I did it again. No, no, I haven’t broken a guy’s heart à la Britney Spears, but I’ve repeated the…

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Filed under: character, craft, emotional truth, From Where You Dream, literature, manuscript, More than This, Patrick Ness, process, revision, Robert Olen Butler, scenes, story, writing, YA

Details, details, details

September 20, 2011 A. B. Westrick 2 Comments

The smoky odor from a too-hot furnace…a hint of honeysuckle…the racket of bullfrogs—these were the details that brought last week’s…

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Filed under: craft, process, Robert Olen Butler, VCFA, writer's block, writing

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  • Upper-MG Historical Fiction: interview & giveaway September 18, 2020
  • Grief in Middle Grade Fiction: 2-book giveaway August 14, 2020
  • Domestic Violence in MG Fiction: interview & giveaway July 13, 2020
  • MG Science and Magic: interview and giveaway! June 23, 2020
  • How to Build Suspense: author interview & giveaway May 12, 2020

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21 Sep

I'm doing a #bookgiveaway! (Deadline to enter = Sept. 30) One copy of #ALINA by @MvonHassell. #MG #middlegrade #Historical #fiction @BHCPressBooks Enjoy my interview with the author and sign up for the #giveaway here: https://abwestrick.com/2020/09/upper-mg-historical-fiction-interview-giveaway/

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21 Sep

We have THE BEST writing community in Richmond! This photo was before Covid-19, of course, and these days I'm grateful for our online chats. #letsstayconnected

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Malve von Hassell Author@MvonHassell·
18 Sep

Thank you, @abwestrick for this wonderful interview.

Upper-MG Historical Fiction: interview & giveaway https://abwestrick.com/2020/09/upper-mg-historical-fiction-interview-giveaway/ via @abwestrick

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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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