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Footnotes Are Fun! | D. S. Thornton, Author
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D S Thornton, Author. Q & A. Footnotes can’t be fun? There are footnotes aplenty in MARVIN PLOTNIK AND THE SANDY RIVERS HILLTOP RANCH FOR WAYWARD YOUTH, JUVENILES, AND YOUNG ADULTS. Here are just a few…. Sure-Fire Ways to Get Out of Gym. 8220;Tooth and Nail”. Déjà Vu, Anyway? The True Origins of Shakespearean English. Sure-Fire Ways to Get Out of Gym. Assert future plans. No thanks, I’m training for a sedentary career in computer science. Cry out, For the love of God, not the rope! MARVIN PLOTNIK AND THE...
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Marvin Plotnik … Intro | D. S. Thornton, Author
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D S Thornton, Author. Q & A. Marvin Plotnik … Intro. Marvin Plotnik and the Sandy Rivers Hilltop Ranch. For Wayward Youth, Juveniles, and Young Adults. A Completely Avoidable Introduction…. In Which We Thumb Our Noses. At Literary Convention,. Tell More Than Show,. Delve Into Our Young Hero’s Formative Years,. And Have a Nice Piece of Cake. MARVIN PLOTNIK was one smart-ass kid. If his mother were to ask, Has anyone seen the peanut butter? Now up until the time Marvin was in the ninth grade when he was ca...
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ON WRITING | D. S. Thornton, Author
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D S Thornton, Author. Q & A. I’VE PUT ASIDE THIS PAGE. For thoughts about writing and publishing…. Outline or Wing It? Advice for New Writers. The Best Books on Writing. Outline or Wing It? I was recently asked how much I plan when I’m writing a novel. Do I outline? Or do I do what Stephen King does, “flail about at the typewriter,” and hope everything falls into place? Adverbs are usually stupid, and other handy advice. He doesn’t shoot her; she shoots him! They were going to happen or. Planning. I ...
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Diane Thornton: Artist Website
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D S Thornton Fine Art, Illustration. Every purchase includes a money-back guarantee. D S Thornton Fine Art, Illustration. D S Thornton Fine Art, Illustration. Often combining watercolor with pen-and-ink, DIANE THORNTON's light-hearted creations bring life to any room. She has lived in the Puna District of the Big Island of Hawaii since 2009, where she has focused on tropical and Hawaiian-themed images. Recently, Ms. Thornton has added acrylic abstracts to her repertoire. Pineapple by Diane Thornton.
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Scrap City | D. S. Thornton, Author
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D S Thornton, Author. Q & A. Coming Oct, 2015 from. Was exploring the junkyard when something curious caught his eye. Off in the distance, past the stacks of tires and dilapidated automobiles and ancient water heaters and bales of wire: crows. First there were two, then four, then eight. Which made Jerome want to see what it was. And that was when Jerome heard it. Somewhere in there, among the piles of junk, was a whir. A peculiar sort of whir. If you were to ask him in what way this whir was...The whir ...
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The Cat Who Loved Trains(Children’s Picture Book) | D. S. Thornton, Author
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D S Thornton, Author. Q & A. The Cat Who Loved Trains. Children’s Picture Book). From the story of a cat who goes to great lengths just to say hello…. The cat wanted to get the attention of the engineer, just to say hello. He tried many times in many ways…. But the train kept going by. Finally he came up with a plan…. His new device would get him so close to the engineer, the engineer couldn’t help but hear him. Marvin Plotnik … Intro. Everything You Ever Had. The Cat Who Loved Trains. Q & A.
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Q & A | D. S. Thornton, Author
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D S Thornton, Author. Q & A. Q & A. WITH D.S. THORNTON…. Where do you get your ideas? I used to say “Duluth,” but now I can admit they come fully formed, right out of the ol’ literary butt-cheeks. Why did you become a writer? I actually enjoy being socked in the stomach every now and then by the Cruel and Heartless World of Literary Agents. When did you become a writer? June I forget what year. What is your writing process like? Do you have a regimen? How long does it take you to write a book? I’m ...
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Everything You Ever Had | D. S. Thornton, Author
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D S Thornton, Author. Q & A. Everything You Ever Had. Everything You Ever Had. It ain’t what the moon did. I got what I paid for now. Tom Waits, Tom Traubert’s Blues. Left in the Roosevelt. She’s empty as a cathouse on Easter Sunday. But she ain’t no cathouse, never was. She’s just a old girl what’s took in too many bad eggs and paid the price. All that’s about to change. First it’s the architect, then the contractor, then all manner of them, like carpenters and plumbers and folks like that. Watching thi...
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EXCERPTS | D. S. Thornton, Author
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D S Thornton, Author. Q & A. MARVIN PLOTNIK – INTRO. EVERYTHING YOU EVER HAD. THE CAT WHO LOVED TRAINS. Marvin Plotnik … Intro. Everything You Ever Had. The Cat Who Loved Trains. Children’s Picture Book). Q & A. D S Thornton, Author. Middot; The imaginative fiction of D. S. Thornton. Proudly powered by WordPress. Middot; Theme: Pilcrow by Automattic.
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