Category Archives: writing

Rabbit, Robot and Bell *

Posted on September 12, 2012 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

It has been nearly four (4) years since I interviewed the amazing Cece Bell for this blog, which means it is high time I talked to her again. Cece, as loyal readers may recall, is an author/illustrator who got her start … Continue reading →

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Vampirina Ballerina

Posted on August 8, 2012 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

If you’re hiking the rocky road to publishing, you need two things. 1. A sturdy, water-resistant pair of hiking boots. 2. A friend like Anne Marie Pace. We first met (virtually, anyway) in September of 2004 when I wrote a … Continue reading →

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Once upon a time…

Posted on July 24, 2012 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

The proofs didn’t make it real. The hard-bound book made it almost real. And then a friend sent me this picture of his daughter, Josie. Now it’s real!

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Pictures to generate 1000 words

Posted on November 27, 2011 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

Well, hopefully more than 1,000. I’m in the final stages of revisions on my middle-grade novel, so I took a trip to Charleston, W.Va., over Thanksgiving to walk around my setting a bit more as I enter what I’m hoping … Continue reading →

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Bigger than a Breadbox

Posted on September 21, 2011 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

There are many different types of bravery, and one type is imbued in the pages of Laurel Snyder’s Bigger than a Breadbox, set to be released on Sept. 27th. It’s a story about magic, primarily, but interwoven in that magic … Continue reading →

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