The Blogs
Welcome to our Author (& Topic) Blogs. Each
delivers more resources, useful links, and related
information to extend your knowledge and enjoyment of
topics surrounding each Crickhollow book.
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invite you to share your comments and feedback.
Blue Zoo Young Writers
Blue Zoo is a fresh place for writing ideas, tips, and
more, for middle school and young teen writers (ages
8–14)! Want to get published? We'll suggest places to
submit your work (and help you write better)! We'll
offer fun stuff to help you with all your writing
projects: poetry, stories, articles for your school
paper, book reviews . . . . We’ll offer info on good
contests. And fun writing ideas. Blue Zoo offers a path
to your writing success and enjoyment.
Creeping Past Dragons
A blog on fantasy literature, by Philip Martin, to
celebrate the magic of fantasy storytelling in all its
diverse forms, exploring why it delights and enchants
readers of all ages. This is a companion blog to
A Guide to Fantasy Literature: Thoughts on
Stories of Wonder and Enchantment.
Creeping Past Dragons is a blog for further
discussions, ideas, insights, links to great references
and resources, information on new books, and other
helpful material about fantasy as a literary genre and
a creative exploration of spiritual ideas.
Crickhollow Blog
News about Crickhollow Books new titles, author events,
reviews, special offers or sales programs, and other
useful stuff!
Grant Writing Made Simple blog
This blog (companion to the book,
Grant
Writing Made Simple: 87 Tips for Great
Grants), offers useful tips and
techniques for the new grant writer, especially for
students majoring in English, community education, or
social work, and for new professionals (or volunteers)
working with a nonprofit organization, charity, or
civic group who wish to write a winning proposal for an
important project.
Plank Road Summer blog
A blog about the history of the plank-road era in the
1850s, the Underground Railroad in the Great Lakes
region, and background of
Plank Road
Summer. This historical novel for
middle-grade readers (May 2009) features two
13-year-olds, Katie McEachron and her best friend
Florence Mather, who experience a new and exciting
world one summer as the plank road brings strangers to
their dinner tables and the plight of runaway slaves to
their consciences.
Plotting for Writers
A blog for fiction writers on plotting techniques and
successful structures for novels, by Linda George and
friends.
Saving Sailing blog
The objective of the
Saving
Sailing book project is . . . to save
sailing! This blog supports that mission, with many
ideas and resources on family sailing, sailing clubs
and coops, and more.
Spookyweb celebrates the
literary and oral folk traditions of the spooky,
often humorous, ghost story, and other tales of
the the supernatural . . . especially for young
readers, with focus on (but not exclusively) the
books of noted children's author Raymond Bial of
Urbana, Illinois. Prepare to laugh and shiver at
the same time! Includes lesson plans, activities,
and resources to help educators prepare local
history research projects for the classroom.
Sylvia Dickey Smith Books blog
More about
A War of Her Own
and Sylvia Dickey Smith’s other books featuring strong
women, including her popular Sidra Smart, P.I., mystery
series, set in the border bayous between Texas and
Louisiana.