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"To be an artist means to approach the light, and that means to let go of our control, to allow our whole selves to be placed with absolute faith in that which is greater than we are. The novel we sit down to write, and the one we end up writing may be very different." Madeline L'Engle, Walking on Water
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Published Children's Short Stories "I Believe" a tween short story published as an audio story with Sniplits. Twelve-year-old Samatha has always believed in unicorns, dragons, and fairies, but when her new junior high history teacher says she must put away her childish ideas, Samantha is determined to stand up for her belief in the unseen. Download the short story at: http://www.sniplits.com/ "Hand-On-The-Door," a tween ghost story published in Crow Toes Quarterly, a Canadian Journal for youth ages 10-15. Fall 2007 http://www.crowtoesquarterly.com/
"While on vacation in Buenos Aires, Liz convinces her older sister Morgan to take a cemetery tour. Liz hopes to see the cemetery spirit ghost, Rufina, but Morgan wants only to flirt with the cemetery tour guide, Marcus. As the sisters wander through the cemetery, Liz remembers her recently deceased grandmother who believed in ghosts and while searching for Rufina, Liz hopes that she and Morgan might connect about something other than boys and fashion." "Hurricanes", a tween short story is published in Summer Shorts, Summer 2006
Twelve-year-old Jen visits her Dad the first summer after her parent's divorce. As Jen struggles to define family and come to terms with the fact she now lives with her Mom and not her Dad, a hurricane hits the area. Will Jen be able to find a way back to family, even in a hurricane? Blooming Tree Press ISBN: 0-9769417-5-9 Paperback $8.85 Excerpt from "Hurricanes" by Mindy Hardwick "The category two hurricane hit the next morning. The trees swayed. The water crashed on the beach. The shops closed. Dad took us to the beach--just to watch. "I'm not getting out," Greg said from the back seat of the car. "I am," I grinned at Dad. "Just for a minute." Writing Lesson to Accompany Summer Shorts Order with Amazon.com: Published Articles
"What is That Thing: Rachel The Pike Place Market Pig" published in Columbia Kids E-zine with the Washington State History Museum. http://columbia.washingtonhistory.org/kids/what-is-that.html Funds for Writers, Summer 2007, Teaching Writing in Juvenile Detention" http://www.fundsforwriters.com/juvenile_detention.htm Funds for Writers, Summer 2007,"Writer-In-Residence: Sharing Our Talent With Youth" http://www.fundsforwriters.com/residence.htm SCBWI Bulletin, September/October 2007, "Young Adult Romance", http://www.scbwi.org/pubs.htm (This can only be viewed by SCBWI members) ALA Book Links, September 2007, "Writing With a Team Approach" The Writer Magazine, December 2006,"Twists and Changes in the YA Novel" The Voice, National Writing Project, Vol 7, No 4, 2002, "I Write Because Writing Saved Me." Via Touch Teacher Lessons, Spring 2007,"Seeing From All Sides: Writing with Point of View Monologues" http://www.viatouch.com/learn/teacher/articles/lang_seeing_from_sides.jsp Via Touch Teacher Lessons, Spring 2007,"Summer Reading: Creating Book Buzz" http://www.viatouch.com/learn/teacher/articles/lang_summer_reading.jsp
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