candydahl.blogspot.com
Candy Dahl~~~Swinging in the Grapevine Swing: 11/13/11 - 11/20/11
http://candydahl.blogspot.com/2011_11_13_archive.html
Candy Dahl Swinging in the Grapevine Swing. Writing historical fiction for the world's best readers.children! Thursday, November 17, 2011. The Power of The Past, The Future, and Words. He sat on the floor in the middle of the front row of children at my feet, chin propped in his hand, big round eyes staring, challenging. I often wondered if he was really interested in what I had to say, or did he doubt every word that came out of my mouth? Two days later at the Blue Bird Cafe, they unexpectedly saw Phil ...
candydahl.blogspot.com
Candy Dahl~~~Swinging in the Grapevine Swing: Invisible, As Music ~~~ Positive, As Sound
http://candydahl.blogspot.com/2011/07/invisible-as-music-positive-as-sound.html
Candy Dahl Swinging in the Grapevine Swing. Writing historical fiction for the world's best readers.children! Wednesday, July 27, 2011. Invisible, As Music Positive, As Sound. There were five of us. Five creative women. We met three or four times a year to encourage and inspire one another in our pursuits. Creativity needs positive energy. Lots of it. Many times it's hard to find. I have an Emily. So does she. Another Emily, of the famous Dickinson variety, spoke to me today. I stretched to h...I will mi...
candydahl.blogspot.com
Candy Dahl~~~Swinging in the Grapevine Swing: Giving Emma a Shout-Out!!!
http://candydahl.blogspot.com/2011/07/giving-emma-shout-out.html
Candy Dahl Swinging in the Grapevine Swing. Writing historical fiction for the world's best readers.children! Friday, July 22, 2011. Giving Emma a Shout-Out! Working out how to set up static pages on blogspot has been a challenge for me. HTML! Maybe in my next life.or a parallel life totally unknown to. But I persevered, and in my determination I've managed to toot my horn. I published a middle grade historical novel in 2001 that almost made it to the top of the heap for two annual awards.
candydahl.blogspot.com
Candy Dahl~~~Swinging in the Grapevine Swing: Swinging in a Grapevine...Wuh?
http://candydahl.blogspot.com/2011/07/swinging-in-grapevinewuh.html
Candy Dahl Swinging in the Grapevine Swing. Writing historical fiction for the world's best readers.children! Wednesday, July 20, 2011. Swinging in a Grapevine.Wuh? You may be wondering where I came up with my blog's title. I've just sent a revision of my complete manuscript, THREADS, to my new agent, Erzsi Deak, of Hen and Ink Literary. Here's an encapsulated description of this upper middle grade/lower YA novel:. Written in 1892 by an Alabama poet, Samuel Minturn Peck:. Swinging in the grapevine swing,.
candydahl.blogspot.com
Candy Dahl~~~Swinging in the Grapevine Swing: Precious Memories, How They Linger...
http://candydahl.blogspot.com/2011/08/precious-memories-how-they-linger.html
Candy Dahl Swinging in the Grapevine Swing. Writing historical fiction for the world's best readers.children! Friday, August 5, 2011. Precious Memories, How They Linger. I'm a huge music fan. All kinds of music. But I'm choosy in each genre. Particularly country. Don't ever, ever give me "Reeber." Bleh. And while Brad Paisley is cute and nice, his songs are cheesy. But goodness me, bring on the Zac Brown Band any time! Or Kenny Chesney. Or Dolly Parton. Precious memories, how they linger,. Surprisingly, ...
candydahl.blogspot.com
Candy Dahl~~~Swinging in the Grapevine Swing: 7/17/11 - 7/24/11
http://candydahl.blogspot.com/2011_07_17_archive.html
Candy Dahl Swinging in the Grapevine Swing. Writing historical fiction for the world's best readers.children! Friday, July 22, 2011. Giving Emma a Shout-Out! Working out how to set up static pages on blogspot has been a challenge for me. HTML! Maybe in my next life.or a parallel life totally unknown to. But I persevered, and in my determination I've managed to toot my horn. I published a middle grade historical novel in 2001 that almost made it to the top of the heap for two annual awards. The building o...
candydahl.blogspot.com
Candy Dahl~~~Swinging in the Grapevine Swing: The Dam Novel
http://candydahl.blogspot.com/2011/07/dam-novel.html
Candy Dahl Swinging in the Grapevine Swing. Writing historical fiction for the world's best readers.children! Thursday, July 21, 2011. So what do I do to pass the time as I wait to hear from my agent that THREADS is ready for an editor's eyes? I work on The Dam Novel. No joke! This is an aerial view of the tallest dam in the Eastern USA. Fontana Dam. Ever heard of it? Can he earn the respect and friendship of Frankie, the outspoken Irish/Cherokee Indian girl, whose family and heritage he grows to admire?
candydahl.blogspot.com
Candy Dahl~~~Swinging in the Grapevine Swing: Cake...Yum!
http://candydahl.blogspot.com/2011/07/cakeyum.html
Candy Dahl Swinging in the Grapevine Swing. Writing historical fiction for the world's best readers.children! Monday, July 25, 2011. Don't give me a sad-sack, single-layer cake. I want lots of layers, padded with thick icing. Hey, if you're going to splurge, do it right! I feel that way about books. If there's just one simple storyline with no juicy subplots and themes, I can't be bothered. Too many books, so little time. Give me a novel like Gary Schmidt's. Let's concentrate on the cake.
candydahl.blogspot.com
Candy Dahl~~~Swinging in the Grapevine Swing: 7/31/11 - 8/7/11
http://candydahl.blogspot.com/2011_07_31_archive.html
Candy Dahl Swinging in the Grapevine Swing. Writing historical fiction for the world's best readers.children! Friday, August 5, 2011. Precious Memories, How They Linger. I'm a huge music fan. All kinds of music. But I'm choosy in each genre. Particularly country. Don't ever, ever give me "Reeber." Bleh. And while Brad Paisley is cute and nice, his songs are cheesy. But goodness me, bring on the Zac Brown Band any time! Or Kenny Chesney. Or Dolly Parton. Precious memories, how they linger,. Surprisingly, ...