For middle readers…and adults who never grew up: The Owl Motel by Chuck Mallory
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Tag Archives: fiction
Transforming Fear into Fiction
How to use these strange times to propel your words Never have we seen such widespread fear in our society. Yet we were warned. Scientists have predicted a major pandemic. We all coasted along, visiting the world easily, indulging ourselves, … Continue reading
Love, a Dream, and a Theft
My Secret Relationship with Ursula K. Le Guin’s Mother by Chuck Mallory To understand, you need to know I grew up in a very small town in the 1960s. My mother was able to put me in first grade at … Continue reading
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Tagged books, fiction, Librarians, Library, Prodigy, Theodora Kroeber, Ursula K LeGuin, writing
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Angst. Just your general angst.
I know writing is not supposed to be fun. I know it is not necessarily supposed to be hard. I know it can work well as you get into the “flow” and time and space disappear beneath the rapid-fire sequence … Continue reading
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Tagged Chuck Mallory, fiction, imagination, struggle, writing
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