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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
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SIWC - Simply Inspiring Writers' Conference
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
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Jester & Fool Books PART 2
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
Jester & Fool Books PART 1
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
Indigenous Children’s Literature Resources
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
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