Monthly Archives: February 2011
Kwizera Inspirations: Jean-Marie
This is part of a series of posts discussing the real-life places, people and events that inspired scenes and characters in my young adult manuscript, KWIZERA MEANS HOPE. Footsteps crunched the gravel. A thin man in uniform strode toward … Continue reading
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Award Thursday
No Read-Through post today, my friends, except for me to say that I just finished Sarah Darer Littman’s Life, After and I cried. A very important story. But let’s get some business out of the way. First, in Monday’s post … Continue reading
Bloviated Compassion
Our first Crusade Challenge is: In 300 words or less, tell us one secret, one lie, one interesting quirk, one annoying habit, one of your best character traits, and one of your favourite things in the whole world. The post … Continue reading
Filed under The rest of my life, writing
Read-Through Thursday: Magic Under Glass
This is a series wherein I will discuss whatever book I’m reading or have just finished that week. Feel free to post in the comments what you’re reading this week, too, or your own thoughts about the books I discuss. … Continue reading
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A Single Story
Recently a friend emailed me a YouTube video of Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie’s talk entitled The Dangers of a Single Story. I have read one of her books and remember her coming to my area a few years ago to … Continue reading
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Blog Crusade
Instead of a Read-Through Thursday post, today I pay homage to the awesome Rachael Harrie, creator of the Writers’ Platform-Building Crusade. As Rachael says: “We have the passion and the drive to make it, but…we could all do with a … Continue reading
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First Line Blogfest Contest
Welcome to my entry in the It Was a Dark and Stormy Blogfest Contest, sponsored by Brenda Drake. Here goes nothin’: Name: Vicki Tremper Title: Kwizera Means Hope Genre: YA I did not want to pick tea for a living. … Continue reading
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Read-Through Thursday: Bamboo People
This is a new series for my blog, wherein I will discuss whatever book or books I’m reading or have just finished that week. Feel free to post in the comments what you’re reading this week, too, or your own … Continue reading
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