One thing I consistently see with new students is the notion they have to produce a perfect story for me, first time out—as in whole, from brain to page. No drafts. Just completed manuscript. Except, writing doesn’t work that way. Writing grows. Sometimes it starts with a seedling of an idea. Other times, like a [...]
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Children's Writer * Poet * Writing Instructor
By: Andrea Vlahakis,
on 4/24/2012
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