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Best Advice for Survivors of Sexual Assault

By laurie | Published: February 1, 2012
This is the best advice I have ever read for survivors of sexual assault. It is for everyone who has struggled to come to terms what happened and everyone who loves them. That means everyone needs to read it.
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Doctors, an ambulance, & a big confession

By laurie | Published: January 21, 2012
Sooo…. yeah, you haven’t seen much of me lately. This post will explain why. I feel that so many of you are my friends, and you share the good and the not-so-good with friends, right? Some of you know that the last 18 months have been a struggle for me. The doctor couldn’t figure out [...]
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Whoopi Goldberg Reads Banned Books

By laurie | Published: December 6, 2011
Whoopi Goldberg and Shel Silverstein – what a wonderful combination!!!!
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Penguin Authors Stand Up for Free Speech

By laurie | Published: December 5, 2011
        What do you think? Let me know in Comments or be a part of the conversation on Twitter.
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CATALYST!

By laurie | Published: November 17, 2011
The wonderful, wonderful people at Penguin (actually, the Puffin imprint) have come up with a new cover for CATALYST. What do you think? Will teens reach for it?
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Birthdays, Marathon Running, and Life

By laurie | Published: November 1, 2011
This time last year I turned 49 years old – a few weeks after our youngest kid went to college and in the middle of the FORGE book tour. Immediately I started to think about what it would mean to turn 50. In the decade between my 40th and 50th birthdays, I wrote and published [...]
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Buy Art! Help a Good Cause!

By laurie | Published: September 18, 2011
Start your holiday shopping early! Bid on a piece of original art by some of the best illustrators out there! Details: “The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, the bookseller’s voice in the fight against censorship, is conducting an online auction featuring over 70 pieces by leading artists in the children’s book industry, including Peter [...]
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The Last Day of WFMAD 2011

By laurie | Published: August 31, 2011
It’s a celebration!!!!! You made it! Thirty-one days in a row of writing at least fifteen minutes a day! ::dances with abandon, horrifying everyone in the room and embarrassing the dogs:: Wait. Why aren’t you dancing? Why are you looking at me like that? I know that I dance like Dorkasaurus Rex, but I have [...]
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WFMAD Day Almost The Last

By laurie | Published: August 30, 2011
First things, first. As I post this, Muslims on the other side of the world are waking up and celebrating the end of Ramadan. Eid Sa‘eed! If you are celebrating the Eid, I hope you have a blessed day. I also hope (if you’ve been following this blog for the past month), you’re able to [...]
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WFMAD Day 29 – Slaying Demons of Doubt

By laurie | Published: August 29, 2011
I’ve heard from a number of you recently about the struggle to maintain your confidence during the writing process. Many (all?) of you are beset by doubts about your talent, your current project, the competition, the marketplace, your future, and pretty much everything related to being a writer. So am I. Frankly, it’s amazing any [...]
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