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Children’s fantasy literature review: Introduction

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Alex R. Howe

Children’s books are very much a genre of their own–or rather multiple genres, since they can be realist or literary fiction, mysteries, fantasy, history, or (almost) any other adult genre, plus the different age groups: chapter books (ages 6-10), middle … Continue reading →

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Camp NaNoWriMo: what I learned

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Alex R. Howe

Yesterday I completed Camp National Novel Writing Month with a total of 50,118 words. It was a fun month, even if it’s not something I could do all the time. Here’s what I learned. It wasn’t that hard. Don’t get … Continue reading →

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Names, part 2

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Alex R. Howe

Even when you have lots of resources to find them, names can be hard to get right. One of my recent experiences was particularly nerve-wracking. I’ve been planning my current project for Camp NaNoWriMo for a while now: a science … Continue reading →

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I’m doing Camp NaNoWriMo next month

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Alex R. Howe

National Novel Writing Month is becoming a bigger and bigger deal every year, with over 300,000 writers writing 3 billion words last November. But for people in academia, like me, November is one of the worst months of the year … Continue reading →

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