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Descriptive Language that Sparkles

Kill your darlings! Get to the point! Plot over prose! How many times have you heard advice about simplifying your writing for middle...

Russell Hirsch

Oct 25, 20232 min read

We all know the feeling of finding our tribe. Whether we were kids discovering new friends on the playground, teens navigating a new...

Russell Hirsch

Oct 10, 20231 min read

Still seeking to feel foolish—or read foolish? Now’s the time to double the fun with this Jester & Fool Book List #2! Below, you’ll find...

Russell Hirsch

Apr 18, 2017

It’s All Fools’ Day and so I’m devoting my April posts to books about the colourful court jester characters of children’s literature. A...

Russell Hirsch

Apr 1, 2017

For March, I have the special pleasure of doing a guest post for the wonderful folks at The Book Wars, an awesome site devoted to...

Russell Hirsch

Mar 26, 2017