Daily Archives: May 21, 2012

Writing Nowadays–Where School Is Going

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Concluding our series on what writers of YA fiction need to know about schools . . . It’s hard to predict where school will be in twenty years, or even five.  Almost everyone is looking for some magic formula that … Continue reading →


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Citius, Altius, Sapientius–Roller Skating

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by Jennifer Stevenson This week I’ve been learning about “lengthening my power band.” That’s the distance your skates travel while touching the floor. Ideally, you are pushing your skate against the floor for every inch of that distance, so you … Continue reading →


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Some Recent Fantasies

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Ursula K. Le Guin -- Photo by Marian Wood Kolisch

Reading/Seeing (#3) When somebody asks me, “Who are your favorite sf and fantasy authors?” I duck and mumble. Any answer I can make will be incomplete, invidious, and insignificant. If it’s guidance they want, I’m no expert. I never was … Continue reading →


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