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Lesley McDowell, author and critic: The harm that loving characters too much can do
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Monday, 13 July 2015. The harm that loving characters too much can do. It's a tricky line for a writer to tread. How many of us have had novels rejected by publishers, who tell us that they "just didn't fall in love with" our characters? How many of us have had novels accepted because publishers tell us that they "just fell in love with" our characters? The piling-up of tragic events, the sentimentality ratio off the scale. How dare she do that to 'our' hero? And should I even try? I don't think so: I wa...
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Participants | Edinburgh World Writers' Conference
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Should Literature Be Political? The Future of the Novel. Melbourne – August 2013. Edinburgh – August 2013. Kuala Lumpur – June 2013. Dr Ma Thida (Keynote). Lisbon – May 2013. José Rodrigues dos Santos (Keynote). St Malo – May 2013. Jonas T. Bengtsson. Michel Le Bris (Keynote). Jean-Marie Blas de Roblès. Trinidad – April 2013. Brussels – March 2013. Beijing – March 2013. Izmir – February 2013. Brazzaville – February 2013. Democratic Republic of the Congo. In Koli Jean Bofane. Jean-Marie Blas de Robles.
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Lesley McDowell, author and critic: July 2015
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Monday, 13 July 2015. The harm that loving characters too much can do. It's a tricky line for a writer to tread. How many of us have had novels rejected by publishers, who tell us that they "just didn't fall in love with" our characters? How many of us have had novels accepted because publishers tell us that they "just fell in love with" our characters? The piling-up of tragic events, the sentimentality ratio off the scale. How dare she do that to 'our' hero? And should I even try? I don't think so: I wa...
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Sometimes a Foggy Nation: Book Review: A Boy And A Bear In A Boat by Dave Shelton
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Sometimes a Foggy Nation. Writing tips, library issues and book reviews from a YA Author/School Librarian. Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Book Review: A Boy And A Bear In A Boat by Dave Shelton. Of all the Carnegie shortlisted books, A Boy and A Bear in a Boat. More to Dave Shelton’s tale than this. As young an audience as this is aimed at, it is arguably the most philosophical and unpretentiously wise of the books on this year’s shortlist. This isn’t quite Waiting for Godot. May 15, 2013 at 11:18 PM. THE ROAD...
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Sometimes a Foggy Nation: Libraries Give Us Power
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Sometimes a Foggy Nation. Writing tips, library issues and book reviews from a YA Author/School Librarian. Saturday, October 5, 2013. Libraries Give Us Power. I know what you’re thinking, when you see that title. You think I’m going to tell you all about how the library is fantastic, and that you should all visit your local one to satisfy your intellectual curiosity. Yet, while they have more cause to complain than most, they were always so happy. Not once did I see a child feeling sorry for themselv...
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Sometimes a Foggy Nation: Book Review - Trash by Andy Mulligan
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Sometimes a Foggy Nation. Writing tips, library issues and book reviews from a YA Author/School Librarian. Monday, June 11, 2012. Book Review - Trash by Andy Mulligan. Http:/ www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/carnegie/current shortlist.php. Is a classic example of an exciting sounding story let down by a flat writing style and ill-advised narrative devices. You’re supposed to build up the suspense and show. Us the effect on the characters we’re following, not drop an anvil of tell. Moral and ethical dilemma.
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Sometimes a Foggy Nation: Being a school librarian - Not a 'nice, easy' job
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Sometimes a Foggy Nation. Writing tips, library issues and book reviews from a YA Author/School Librarian. Tuesday, June 26, 2012. Being a school librarian - Not a 'nice, easy' job. I do enjoy being a school librarian. I really do. You get to work with some of the most interesting people in the world, who will make you smile every day. You get to read YA fiction as your 'job' and get to chat about them with your charges. And you get the school holidays too! Myth: It pays well. So there we have it. It...
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Authors & Publishers | The Cat's Rrar
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The Cat's Rrar. The Children and Teen Reads: Rave and Review Book Blog. This is where we’ll be grilling authors and dealing with publishing news. I know quite a few now and those I don’t know, I know how to get to mwahahahahaha. Um, kidding. So check in here for interviews, events, Q&As etc. Oh and authors…feel free to visit and comment🙂. Hey, everyone at The Cat’s Rrar! This is such a great blog, I’ll let everyone know about it. All my best wishes,. On May 14, 2010. Thanks for getting in touch! I saw y...
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Sometimes a Foggy Nation: Update
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Sometimes a Foggy Nation. Writing tips, library issues and book reviews from a YA Author/School Librarian. Sunday, June 30, 2013. It's fair to say I've given a masterclass in how not to blog this past month, what with letting my blog go fallow for so long. There are good reasons I assure you:. Work Yeah, OK, so we all have day jobs and the like. But business has been picking up in work lately to the extent I'm pretty knackered most evenings. It's good though, as getting an assistant librarian. That's tha...
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