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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Rain Gardens
We plant flower gardens for beauty and vegetable gardens for food, though vegetable plants have a beauty of their own. In recent years, a new type of garden has been gaining prominence: a rain garden. While flowers can grace a … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Gardening, My Photos
Tagged Burlington County, Dana Eglinton, Dave Specca, erosion control, gardening, gardens, groundwater, J. Thomas Ross, Jacksonville Presbyterian Church, Jim Leedom, Kathy Leedom, Mike Haberland, Natural Resources Conservation Servicehcare, New Jersey, New Jersey Agricultural Extension Service, Pinelands Nursery, rain gardens, runoff control, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, youth group project
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Author L. A. Banks
I learned last week that author Leslie Esdaile Banks is gravely ill. The news saddened me because Leslie is such a beautiful person. I’ve met a lot of terrific people over the past seven years at writers’ conferences, workshops, and … Continue reading
Posted in Fellow Authors, Writing
Tagged adrenal cancer, J. Thomas Ross, L. A. Banks, Leslie Esdaile Banks, Philadelphia Writers Conference, PWC, Tika Webb, writing
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Philadelphia Writers’ Conference: Part II
In addition to the three-day workshops I wrote about in yesterday’s post, the Philadelphia Writers’ Conference offered a number of one hour, single-session workshops. The amount of information the presenters fit in each hour amazed me. Choosing which one to … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences and Conventions, My Photos, Writing
Tagged creating the perfect pitch, Don Lafferty, Donal Maass Literary Agency, elevator pitch, Frances Collin, Frances Collin Literary Agency, Ian Markiewicz, Inc., J. Thomas Ross, Jennifer Holbrook-Talty, John Wiley & Sons, Juliet Graves, Larry Atkins, Marie Lamba, marketing your work, op-ed, Philadelphia Writers Conference, PWC, Sarah Yake, Soho Press, Stacia Decker, The Author Chronicles, Thomas V. Hartman, writing for new media
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Philadelphia Writers’ Conference: Part I
This was my fifth year attending the Philadelphia Writers’ Conference, June 3-5, held in the Holiday Inn Historic District at 4th and Arch Streets in Philadelphia. The friendly people I met and informative workshops made this conference the best one … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences and Conventions, My Photos, Writing
Tagged Author Chronicles, Catherine Stine, characters, children's books, children's fiction, children's literature, Dennis Tafoya, Gregory Frost, J. Thomas Ross, middle grade literature, novel, Philadelphia Writers Conference, PWC, short story, teen literature, telling details, writing, writing workshops, YA, yound adult literature
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