by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Dec 7, 2014 | Book Review, Writing
The Midwife’s Apprentice by Karen Cushman I read this Newbery winner, too, though it wasn’t on my Sabbatical reading list. My bucket list for life includes reading every Newbery winner since 1922 when the award was founded, so this year has moved me well...
by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Mar 15, 2014 | Writing
Can’t pass this day without thinking about Rome and Julius Caesar. Greek Mythology and Roman lore are two of the staples of my Intro to Humanities Class at South Central College.On a different note, Nikki and I took Alec to the Greenville Library...
by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Mar 2, 2014 | Writing for Children, Writing for kids, Writing for YA
AWP: Our panel, “What I Wish I’d Known Before I Started Writing for Children and Young Adults,” seemed like a success. At least we had a good time. It seemed as if our audience did. At least there wasn’t much shuffling, squirming, and reading...
by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Jan 30, 2014 | Writing
Freya carries in a blanket of snow. I try to grab her with a big towel before she shakes.Writing this morning before school. Going to try to hop on the trainer for a bit, too.Rafi and Maddie, the characters in the novel I’m working on, have me hooked and all I...
by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Mar 14, 2013 | Writing, Young Writers
Yesterday (March 13), I presented at the SCSC Young Writers’ Conference for 7-9th graders. I did the keynote opening program about “From Here to There by Way of the Zoo,” subtitled, “Prairie-Dogging Your Way to a Story,” using animal...
by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Jun 23, 2011 | Book Events, Writing
Gearing up for some book events in July. New Ulm Public Library has a cool website. I’m there on July 15.This is my birthday week, so on my birthday yesterday, I rode 55 miles — Eeek. That’s a mile for every year. Muddy, wet, rainy, windy, puddles,...
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