Tag Archive: literature

Nine Tips for a Successful Book Signing Event

Author: September 16, 2017

My essay “Nine Tips for a Successful Book Signing Event” got posted on September 16, 2017 in the Michigan chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators newsletter called The Mitten. The editor is Kristin Bartley Lenz. I…
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Advice for Writers, Autographing, Books, Children's Literature, Janet's Speaking Events, Literature, Marketing Books, Nonfiction

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Sentence Fragments in Fiction and Poetry for Children

Author: August 31, 2017

Many people don’t know when to use sentence fragments in poetry and fiction.  I just published an article about this topic in the Michigan chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators newsletter called The Mitten.

Advice for Writers, Books, Children's Literature, Fiction, Grammar, Language, Literature, sentence fragments, Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators

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Review of La Traviata Performed by the Metropolitan Opera

Author: August 26, 2017

The Metropolitan Opera’s 2017 production of Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata (The Fallen Woman) broadcast on PBS’s Great Performances on August 25, 2017 features spectacular singers.  Sonya Yoncheva as Violetta Valéry, Michael Fabiano as her lover Alfredo Germont, and Thomas Hampson…
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Drama, Literature, Opera Reviews, Reviews, Television Programs, Theater Reviews

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