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Middle Grade, YA, science fiction and fantasy Children's Author
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Bucket List Moments Worth Remembering

For Writers, Searching For MeaningBy LJ MetzNovember 17, 2012Leave a comment

I’d never heard of the expression bucket list until the movie, The Bucket List, starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, came out. After that, of course, I had to sit down and make my own bucket list. What I discovered is that I’ve already accomplished most of the items I would have put on my bucket…

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Fellow Scribe living or dead

Which Fellow Scribe, living or dead, would you invite to dinner?

Searching For MeaningBy LJ MetzNovember 12, 2012Leave a comment

Here’s something for all you NaNoWriMo writers to contemplate when you need to take a break from your frantic writing schedule. Last month, Erica Wagner, a columnist for the Wall Street Journal, asked J.K. Rowling “…which fellow scribe, living or dead,” she would most like to meet and have dinner with. After some consideration she chose,…

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Twitter Trouble

Twitter Trouble and other Maladies

For Writers, Searching For MeaningBy LJ MetzNovember 8, 2012Leave a comment

I just read two blogs that made me feel a bit better about my own woes this past week. I know, I don’t live in New York or New Jersey, so I shouldn’t be complaining (Though I will be attending the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this year, but that’s another post.). Also, I shouldn’t feel…

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Perfection Unleashed Jade Kerrion

Perfection Unleashed, by Jade Kerrion

What's On My BookshelfBy LJ MetzNovember 1, 20122 Comments

Jade Kerrion wants to know: “What would you do if you came face-to-face with perfection, and it looked just like you?” Personally, I’d be quite surprised. All kidding aside, I just finished reading Perfection Unleashed, by Jade Kerrion, book one in a series I’d describe as a brainy, emotional X-Men-like adventure. Honestly, I didn’t know what to…

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Self-Publishing, Part 3: My Most Important Mistake!

For WritersBy LJ MetzOctober 22, 2012Leave a comment

This is the third post in my series on self-publishing, in which I share with you some of the lessons I’ve learned. It is the post I’ve most dreaded writing. Why? Think about it. How do we learn? We learn from mistakes. I’ve already shared one mistake with you. (See: Self-Pub, Part 2) Now, I’m…

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Beginning A New Novel

For WritersBy LJ MetzOctober 15, 2012Leave a comment

I began working on a new novel this week. Actually, it isn’t exactly new, as the story has been mulling around in the back of my mind for a while. I’ve even attempted a few chapters and character sketches, but the timing just wasn’t right. I needed to finish WHEELS. Finish, as in, get it…

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So Many Books, So little time… I have a solution for that!

What's On My BookshelfBy LJ MetzOctober 13, 2012Leave a comment

As a blogger who reads and reviews (discusses) books and a writer who is constantly submitting her books for review, I can’t tell you the number of times the expression, “So many books, so little time!” has come up in my correspondence with other bloggers and reviewers. Well, I’m here today to announce that I’ve…

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Susan Kaye Quinn

Blogs I Love: Susan Kaye Quinn, Conjuring Tales For Young Minds

Blogs I Love!, For WritersBy LJ MetzOctober 11, 2012Leave a comment

One of the best things about being a writer is having writer friends. I’ve met many of my writer friends through an organization called the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators—or SCBWI, as it’s commonly referred to. Children’s writers, in particular, are hugely supportive of each other. It’s tough to make it in this…

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Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

Seraphina, by Rachel Hartman

What's On My BookshelfBy LJ MetzOctober 10, 2012Leave a comment

For avid readers there are many books that are enjoyable, many we might even consider brilliant, but only a few that actually leave a lasting impression on us—for me, Seraphina is one of those books. With her novel, Seraphina, Rachel Hartman joins the ranks of JRR Tolkien, JK Rowling, and CS Lewis. Much like Middle…

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wake-up call

Musings on regrets, no regrets, my role as a parent, and the wake-up call

Searching For MeaningBy LJ MetzSeptember 23, 2012Leave a comment

My Wake-up Call Yesterday was a milestone for me. I received the proof of the paperback edition of my novel, WHEELS. The journey to its publication has often felt unbearably long. Back in January of 2000, when I first began writing, I knew almost from the outset that I wanted to write a science fiction…

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