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Thursday, September 15, 2011 3:27:39 PM
Anne Mazer wrote a blog post titled Scrawling Notes:
Anne said, " If you've ever been curious about what a writer's notebook REALLY looks like (or at least mine), check out my guest blog post at Sharing Our Notebooks this week. This is a fun new blog posted by Amy Ludwig Vanderwater that peeks into people's..." more
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 1:32:44 PM
Anne Mazer wrote a blog post titled More Book Adoration:
Anne said, "What do I like to do in my spare time, when I'm not writing? Read, of course. Here is a review of a book that I loved and that I think will be of interest to many writers. There are, of course, many more books that I've read and loved this summer,..." more
Thursday, October 7, 2010 6:30:24 PM
Anne Mazer wrote a blog post titled Magic Lanterns:
Anne said, "The Magic of Lanterns at the Montreal Botanical Garden My husband and I just returned from a trip to Montreal, Quebec, where we had the good fortune to visit the Botanical Gardens during the month long Magic of Lanterns exhibition in the Chinese..." more
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 10:52:41 AM
Anne Mazer wrote a blog post titled That Giant Wastebasket in the Sky:
Anne said, "Last week I came across an intriguing piece of advice for writers: "Never throw anything out." "Uh oh," I thought, "I'm in trouble." I've been ripping, tearing, shredding, burning, crossing out, and tossing things in the trash for as long as I can..." more
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 10:52:41 AM
Anne Mazer wrote a blog post titled To Think or Not to Think:
Anne said, " Most people don't equate creative writing with thinking. In many minds - or at least this is the way it seems to me - people think of creativity as happening in a flash of light, or as a flow of brilliance. Yes, there are flashes of light and..." more
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 10:52:41 AM
Anne Mazer wrote a blog post titled Writing Contests for Young Writers!:
Anne said, "Two great writing contests for young writers: Clara Gillow Clark is holding a writing contest on her blog to win a gift certificate to your favorite bookstore. Bonus: If you sign her blog, you can also win a signed copy of Spilling..." more
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 10:52:41 AM
Anne Mazer wrote a blog post titled Happy Birthday, Spilling Ink:
Anne said, "Anne and Spilling Ink Happy Birthday, SPILLING INK! You're finally out in bookstores... And check out the new website for the book that Ellen Potter and I have launched. There's a fabulous blog post by Matt Phelan on "Back to the Drawing..." more
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 10:52:41 AM
Anne Mazer wrote a blog post titled Squealing Pigs and Twitchy Mice:
Anne said, ""Recent research suggests that highly sensitive, arty-type humans have a lot in common with squealing pigs and twitchy mice." - Even Among Animals: Leaders, Followers and Schmoozers by Natalie Angier. According to this very..." more
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 10:52:41 AM
Anne Mazer wrote a blog post titled Ten Commandments for Young Writers:
Anne said, " See commandment #8! 1. Thou shall read a lot. 2. Thou shall write regularly and work steadily at thy craft. 3. Thou shall not worry. Thou canst always correct mistakes later. 4. Honor they inner vision. 5. Thou shall not steal other writers'..." more
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 10:52:41 AM
Anne Mazer wrote a blog post titled Excuses, Excuses:
Anne said, "I realize I have been very remiss about posting to my blog lately. My son scolded me last week and said I was going to lose all my readers.. I do hope that's not the case and that you'll all forgive me for my long absence. Here's what I've been..." more
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 10:52:41 AM
Anne Mazer wrote a blog post titled Your Kindergarten Teacher Had it Right:
Anne said, "Beara Peninsula, Ireland Recently, I've been thinking about a classic bit of writing advice: "Show, Don't Tell." It's one of those nuggets of writing wisdom that’s always offered up to beginning writers. There are lots of good..." more
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 10:52:41 AM
Anne Mazer wrote a blog post titled Just Write:
Anne said, " Denver Botanic Gardens (picture by Anne Mazer) We’ve been doing a lot of writing workshops for kids this summer. When we give a writing exercise – an “I Dare You”- we try to make it as much fun as possible...." more
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 10:52:41 AM
Anne Mazer wrote a blog post titled Random Acts of Book Adoration:
Anne said, "In honor of Random Acts of Publicity this week (which I missed due to a very bad mood), I’m doing Random Acts of Book Adoration here on my blog today. I’m going to feature a few books that I love. Some are new books; some are old. These..." more
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 10:48:42 AM
Anne Mazer wrote a blog post titled GILDA JOYCE shares some super sleuthy secrets!:
Anne said, " A NOTE FROM ANNE & ELLEN One of us first read Gilda Joyce last year and told the other, "You've got to read this!" Was it Anne who told Ellen? Or Ellen who told Anne? Doesn't matter! We both devoured the entire Gilda Joyce series in a..." more
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 10:48:41 AM
Anne Mazer wrote a blog post titled On finding Inspiration: a gorgeous guest post by Sumayya Lee:
Anne said, " I first read Sumayya Lee’s The Story of Maha while on vacation. The book was so unput-downable that I had to beg my 5-year-old for his toy flashlight so that I could read the end of it in a dark car on our drive back home. We think that..." more
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 10:48:41 AM
Anne Mazer wrote a blog post titled A wonderfully thoughtful guest post by author Richard Morris:
Anne said, " Few people understand the power of language better than a picture book author. In BYE BYE BABY, Richard Morris’ wonderfully quirky book about the angst of having a new sibling, the young hero goes from plotting his new sister’s demise..." more
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 10:48:41 AM
Anne Mazer wrote a blog post titled Celebrate the Summer Solstice: Lee Welles on moving on Gaia-time:
Anne said, " Years ago, while at a book signing event with other local authors, I met Lee Welles. As I was signing my own books, I was eavesdropping on her conversations with the young fans of her Gaia Girls series. These kids were not only raving about..." more
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 10:48:41 AM
Anne Mazer wrote a blog post titled Gary Allen VanRiper: the power of practice:
Anne said, " Whenever I visit classrooms, I always ask the students about their favorite books. It’s not just professional curiosity; I’m actually looking for books to read. When I moved to the North Country a few years ago, the title on every..." more
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 10:48:41 AM
Anne Mazer wrote a blog post titled ★DREAM WITH NAN MARINO★:
Anne said, " This week we are delighted to host Nan Marino, author of My Uncle Neil Armstrong and Other Lies Muscle Man McGinty Told Me. The book, Nan’s first, has received rave reviews. Betsy Bird of the Fuse Eight blog called it “an amazing debut..." more
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 10:48:41 AM
Anne Mazer wrote a blog post titled ✔Andrew Smith On RULE NUMBER ONE:
Anne said, " We dare you to read the first chapter of any one of Andrew Smith’s YA novels—Ghost Medicine, In the Path of Falling Objects, or the upcoming The Marbury Lens—and stop reading after the first chapter. Try it. Go..." more
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 10:48:41 AM
Anne Mazer wrote a blog post titled Mitali Perkins: Creating the Magic Carpet of Place:
Anne said, " An Introduction by Anne Mazer: I first encountered Mitali Perkins through her book, Monsoon Summer, which immediately captured me with its warm, realistic voice, and compelling portrait of an Indian-American teen who spends an eye-opening summer in..." more
Thursday, March 8, 2012 10:47:13 AM
Anne Mazer wrote a blog post titled The Humming Room:
Anne said, "Here's the new book trailer for Ellen Potter's The Humming Room. It's as gorgeous and haunting as the book. Two words: READ IT!! And watch the trailer, too. You won't be sorry. The Humming Room by Ellen Potter (book trailer) from Ellen Potter on..." more