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Girl Land
SR Staley January 21, 2012
Once in a long while you read a book that fundamentally forces you to rethink,…
Posted in Pirate of Panther Bay, writing and storytelling
Tips For Starting a Novel
SR Staley October 28, 2011
A friend just asked me if I had any tips for starting a novel. He…
Posted in writing and storytelling
Don’t Skimp on Editing
SR Staley September 15, 2011
Over at Blogging Authors, guest columnist Chris Hoole has a very important post on editing….
Posted in Keys to Success, writing and storytelling
The Hunger Games, Dialogue, and Voice
SR Staley September 9, 2011
My new favorite young-adult series is The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins. The books…
Posted in Writers & Writing, writing and storytelling Tagged dialogue, hunger games, point of view, storytelling, Suzanne Collins, voice
Female Characters in Children’s Fiction
SR Staley July 15, 2011
I recently read an article co-authored by Florida State University sociologist Janice McCabe about gender…
Posted in A Warrior's Soul, writing and storytelling
When Reality Meets Fiction: Guns & Vigilante Justice
SR Staley June 8, 2011
A sad story playing out in Oklahoma City reminds me of how fiction and reality…
Posted in violence and bullying, writing and storytelling
Thoughts About Dialogue
SR Staley May 18, 2011
I recently had the pleasure of seeing the movie Atlas Shrugged: Part 1, an independent…
Posted in writing and storytelling