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Ray Bradbury Inspiring Passion

  Passion for writing. How do we get it? Where does it come from, and where, sometimes, does it go? I’ve been thinking about this question for a while, and it seems fitting to talk about it now in...

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Writing Inspiration

What inspires your writing? Hints of spring waft in the air and birds sing, and I consider what inspires me in my writing. Walking in nature is one of my favorites. Other writers a big inspiration to...

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Holla, Shadowcat! Lately I’ve been a little overwhelmed with the good news from other writers. Don’t get me wrong, I am super-thrilled to hear about their book deals, new agents, and launch days. I kid...

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When Writing Doesn’t Look Like It

There always comes a time in drafting a story when I need to see it better. I need it to be something more than just the words on the screen or page. I need it to become a little more 3-D. And since I...

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The art of feeling successful

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. -Winston Churchill Hi Writers, Recently, I posted my 100th newsletter. 100 Mondays in a row. I spent some time...

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Insecurity v Humility

insecurity |ˌinsəˈkyo͝orədē| noun (pl. insecurities) 1 uncertainty or anxiety about oneself; lack of confidence: she had a deep sense of insecurity | he’s plagued with insecurities. humility...

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Notes From VCFA

Someone is playing piano in the lounge next to my dorm room at VCFA. It’s raining and a great rush of water pours off the roof and sends cooling air in on the breeze, and the sounds weave through the...

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Writers Dreaming

Hu Jundi             This is the writer’s journey, the deeper we dig into our characters, the more we are able to unmask monsters of our own.  Rock Me A cardboard cradle inhabits my character’s dream....

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Priscilla Chaves and the Art of Designing Book Covers

This week we’re lucky to have Priscilla Chaves, a book designer, visit the Tolllbooth! Priscilla designs books of all genres—fiction, non-fiction, cookbooks, children’s books, and more. Ever since I...

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What I Learned About Writing by Losing My Ducks to Eric Carle–Larissa Theule

  After graduating college, when my ambition to write books for kids was still just a noodle of an idea, my best friend Catherine and I biked across Prince Edward Island in a gleeful display of homage...

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Miriam McNamara Talks With Linda Washington about The Unbinding of Mary Reade

Welcome to the Tollbooth. With me is Miriam McNamara, a fellow Secret Gardener. She’s here to talk about The Unbinding of Mary Reade, her historical novel based on the lives of Mary Read and Anne...

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Inspiration, Color and Character: Ginger Johnson and Julie Berry Converse

Julie Berry–I’m thrilled to join Through the Tollbooth today to discuss Ginger Johnson’s glittering debut novel, The Splintered Light. Ginger and I have been friends since I was 11 years old. We met at...

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Inspiration, World-Building and Fantasy Tropes: Melanie Crowder Talks with...

Mini Ini—A Few Moments with Melanie Crowder by Linda Washington Greetings! With me on the Tollbooth is the marvelous Melanie Crowder for a “mini ini”—a quick interview about her middle grade fantasy...

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