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Mid-Week Field Notes–June 15, 2022

Some very quick things: One of the things I learned at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum faculty seminar in the last two weeks was how to read and analyze photographs. I used the methodology this past Sunday with my Writing … Continue reading

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Mid-Week Notes

Three quick things: I thought I had an academic journal article due by June 1. Turns out it’s due late September. After reading three articles by Eliyana Adler, I am so glad I have more time. While I focused on … Continue reading

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Mid-Week Notes

Three quick things:   I met up with a writer pal and fellow adjunct English professor this week to exchange and critique our writing. She read my 25 pages of a new contemporary YA novel in verse–and liked it! She … Continue reading

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Mid-Week Notes

Three quick things: My publisher and I have begun to discuss the cover for my YA historical, Matchless. I can’t wait to see the design! I’ve sent her my photos of my grandfather’s shtetl from my 2008 visit for inspiration. … Continue reading

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Mid-Week Notes

Three quick things: I have signed a contract with MB Publishing in Maryland to publish my YA historical novel, Matchless. It’s slated for publication in May 2020. I think of it as Pride & Prejudice meets the Jewish shtetl in … Continue reading

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Mid-Week Notes

Inspired by and with permission of Erika Dreifus, I am initiating a weekly post of three quick things on Wednesdays. I have signed a contract with Kar-Ben Publishing of Lerner Publishing Group for a middle-grade novel in verse about the … Continue reading

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