Fiction Writer, Poet, Playwright, Educator, Memoir Writer and Literary Critic
I’m a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, which has a strong Michigan chapter. Our state newsletter is called The Mitten because that is the shape of Michigan. I told the editor, Kristin Bartley Lenz, that…
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Although some students do not like learning grammar, I feel strongly that they will have better control and confidence as writers if they know some basic grammar and grammatical terms. Teachers and professors cannot explain fragments and run-on sentences to…
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Mindy McGinnis interviewed me about my books and advice for writers for her website Writer Writer Pants on Fire. Here is the interview, which was posted on May 23, 2017. Janet Ruth Heller on Querying Publishers Today’s guest for the…
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