I write for kids, teens, and adults, so I say go for it. Karen, I love the E.B. White quote you shared, and what you said about not writing down to children. I couldn't agree more. I sometimes come across YA writing that tries too hard with the teen…
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1. Betsy-Tacy and Tib
2. From the Mixed-Up of Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
3. Woman: An Intimate Geography
4. The Obsession: Reflections on the Tyranny of Slenderness
5. Ain't…
Hi all,
Looking forward to the discussion! My first book was a middle grade non-fiction guide for girls that came out last year (YOU'RE AMAZING! A No-Pressure Guide to Being Your Best Self). While my new book is adult non-fiction, I am toying with t…
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You're Amazing! A No-Pressure Guide to Being Your Best Self (Adams Media)
Does This Pregnancy Make Me Look Fat? The Essential Guide to Loving Your Body Before and After Baby (HCI Books)
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Nonfiction, Memoir, Blog Posts
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Yes
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Non-fiction book proposal consulting
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Congrats on the Pregnancy excerpt, Claire! How lovely to see you this week at the Knowledge Faire -- can't wait to meet that baby of yours one day. Take care of that foot!
Claire, I loved meeting you last night, too. Wasn't it a wonderful conference? And I hope your baby was peacefully sleeping when you got home. :-)
I'm going to friend you here as my "other" identity, too...Maddie Dawson.
Best of luck with your writing and the expansion into YA that you're planning. I'm ordering your book for my daughter!
Hi Claire!
so glad to connect with you, just checked out your website and I'm quite impressed by your work with body image and ED and girls issues.
elizabeth patch
Since I write more of the romantic type of novels, looks are important for my characters. I come up with their look various ways. I envision what they should look like, and write their attributes down, or I use pictures of people I clip from magazin…
My cousin, Em, doesn't see it. She sees a plain face, limp hair, fat rolls, etc. But to me she's beautiful, and maybe I'm biased, but she's the most beautiful woman I've ever known or seen. It's because she's the sister I never had, my sister in Chr…