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Tuesday, March 23, 2010 2:38:07 PM
Heather Singh wrote a blog post titled Subject: A Top Ten List from Vermont Writing Retreat:
Heather said, "Last weekend, I traveled to Montpelier, Vermont to attend the Novel Writing Retreat at Vermont College of Fine Arts, a workshop for 25 middle grade and young adult novelists organized by Sarah Aronson and Cindy Faughnan. The faculty included Nancy..." more
Friday, March 19, 2010 5:47:40 AM
Heather Singh wrote a blog post titled Subject: Ten Favorite Short Story Collections:
Heather said, "Eager to read some middle grade and young adult short stories? Here’s a list of some of my favorite collections and anthologies. 13: Thirteen Stories That Capture the Agony and Ecstasy of Being Thirteen, edited by James Howe (Simon & Schuster..." more
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 3:47:34 PM
Heather Singh wrote a blog post titled Subject: A Book Review for St. Patrick's Day (Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd):
Heather said, "Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Are you wearing green today? As usual, I forgot about the holiday. Fortunately, my youngest did not. She appeared for breakfast in a Kelly green hoodie and matching leaf-green t-shirt. Her St. Patrick’s Day spirit..." more
Monday, March 15, 2010 2:04:49 PM
Heather Singh wrote a blog post titled Subject: The Power of the Adult World (or What's In Your Desk?):
Heather said, "Last Friday, my daughter had the day off from school, and she spent a better part of the morning digging through shelves and files in my desk. She found: A package of Avery pre-perforated business card paperA box of yellow, pink, green, and..." more
Friday, March 12, 2010 12:03:43 PM
Heather Singh wrote a blog post titled Subject: How to Read Short Stories:
Heather said, "One of the most common tips given to aspiring writers is read, an easy rule for me since I love reading. I read middle grade novels, YA, mysteries, magazines, recipe books, memoirs, the New York Times, writing books, articles about education..." more
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 11:47:19 AM
Heather Singh wrote a blog post titled Subject: How many short stories can you write in a year?:
Heather said, "Every time I encounter the quantity vs. quality debate, I vow to write more. One of my resolutions this year was to write two short stories a month. Sadly, I have not made much progress on that front. Turns out, it takes a long time to write a..." more
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 10:10:30 PM
Heather Singh wrote a blog post titled Subject: The Comic Toolbox, Chapter Two:
Heather said, "Want to read more about the Rule of Nine and other ways to increase creative thinking? The website for John Vorhaus, author of The Comic Toolbox, has an excerpt from Chapter Two, "The Will To Risk.I personally need to read the last section of..." more
Monday, March 1, 2010 11:04:25 PM
Heather Singh wrote a blog post titled Book Review: The Comic Toolbox by John Vorhaus:
Heather said, "Confession of a bookaholic: I love books about writing as much as the next writer. I’m always searching for that nugget of information or secret trick that will help me improve my writing and power past my current writing struggles. This is the..." more
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 12:17:35 PM
Heather Singh wrote a blog post titled Subject: How do you balance vacation with writing?:
Heather said, "Sorry for the long absence! I lugged my computer along with me for mid-winter break, confident that I would find time to work on my short story, write a few blog posts, and draft my novel synopsis. And as with most other vacations, I managed to do..." more
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 9:30:58 PM
Heather Singh wrote a blog post titled Subject: Plot Maps:
Heather said, "Over on StorySleuths today, I wrote about the four plot lines in Marcelo in the Real World, our February book. To prepare for the posting, I made a map of all the scenes in the book using 3x5 cards. On each card, I wrote the chapter, setting, page..." more
Thursday, January 28, 2010 2:02:36 PM
Heather Singh wrote a blog post titled Subject: Writing Retreats:
Heather said, "When the dog barks every five minutes to go outside, come back in, go out, come back in… When children burst into your office bickering about who gets to choose the next program on TV… When the garbage truck outside beep-beep-beeps..." more
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 1:08:12 PM
Heather Singh subscribed to the blog: Inkygirl: Daily Diversions For Writers
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:37:10 PM
Heather Singh subscribed to the blog: Composition Book: Heather Hedin Singh's writing blog
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:30:40 PM
Heather Singh wrote a blog post titled NARRATOR RELIABILITY: When You Reach Me:
Heather said, "Hi Allyson,I’ve been thinking about what grips me about this story, why I’m so engaged. I think it’s largely because the narrator, Miranda, is so appealing. She feels like a real kid.Stead set the story in pre-cell phone, pre-email 1979...." more
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:30:40 PM
Heather Singh wrote a blog post titled SECONDARY CHARACTER ARC: When You Reach Me:
Heather said, "Okay, Meg, the hard part here is going to be reeling myself in because there is so much I want to say on the subject of secondary characters. There is a very long essay that could be written just on how Stead succeeds with this aspect of her novel...." more
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:30:40 PM
Heather Singh wrote a blog post titled MINOR CHARACTER SIGNIFICANCE: When You Reach Me:
Heather said, "Hi Allyson,Yes, Stead not only gives the secondary characters their own plot arcs, but she also rounds out the minor characters, giving each one an important role in Miranda’s development. Robert McKee, in Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and..." more
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:30:40 PM
Heather Singh wrote a blog post titled LARGER SOCIAL ISSUES: When You Reach Me:
Heather said, "Hi Meg –I’m really glad we looked more deeply into the role of secondary characters, both the more significant characters, like Annemarie, and the seemingly less so, like Jimmy, and the teacher. I have found that as a result I’m paying far..." more
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:30:40 PM
Heather Singh wrote a blog post titled MYSTERY PLOTS & CLUES: When You Reach Me:
Heather said, "Hi Allyson,At the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Western Washington Fall Writers’ Retreat last weekend Cheryl Klein, Senior Editor at Arthur A. Levine Books, identified three kinds of “action” or “external” plots (as..." more
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:30:40 PM
Heather Singh wrote a blog post titled SECOND PERSON POV: When You Reach Me:
Heather said, "Dear Meg,Will you forgive me a little nerdish exploration of point of view? It is not very often that we come across the “you” address in middle grade fiction, which makes me want to spend a little bit of time with it, and consider how it is..." more
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:30:40 PM
Heather Singh wrote a blog post titled CHAPTER TITLES: When You Reach Me:
Heather said, "Hi Allyson,I love a book with chapter titles. Perhaps this dates from my passion for Charlotte’s Web, when as a child I read “Escape,” or “Loneliness,” or “An Explosion,” and I anticipated what would happen in that chapter. I enjoy..." more
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 9:22:17 PM
Heather Singh wrote a blog post titled Subject: How do your priorities align with your time?:
Heather said, "A Different Approach to Setting GoalsI’ve been all about goals and resolutions this year, inspired in part by reading The Happiness Project and in part by my desire to make progress with my writing. After reading a challenge from the folks at..." more