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Tag: Stepford Wives

My Struggle to Write Girl Characters

February 28, 2018 A. B. Westrick 6 Comments

I’m a girl who struggles to write girl characters, so what’s the deal, huh? I’ve asked this question for a…

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Filed under: authenticity, back-story, basketball, books, boys, character, craft, emotional truth, fiction, gender, gender identity, girls, Ira Levin, math, middle school, middle-grade, process, revision, Stepford Wives, writing, YA

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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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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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