100 Scope Notes
March 14, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor
In writing my contemporary YA novel, Just Another Epic Love Poem, I leaned into the granularity of my experience.
March 14, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor
Not every character name goes through a rigorous process—some are a little more random!—but this is one of those parts of the writing process that is pure fun for me. It can be challenging to settle on the right name, but when you do, it makes all the difference.
March 11, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor
The key to making that 2015-2024 walk to oblivion and partway back? Persistence. Holding nerve. Holding serve. Hoping to get another chance, and then another, and believing that if only you get that chance, you'll get it right this time.
March 6, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor
“Write what you know,” is an excellent starting place for writers. But to that advice, I would add, “Write what you wish you didn’t.”
February 27, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor
In UNSTUCK Ms. Bowman suggests various strategies for overcoming writer’s block. My hope is that kids will try some of these strategies the next time they’re “stuck” in their writing
February 23, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor
Cultivating a story idea into a fully realized story is always an unexpected journey. It starts with the wish of a story idea, of what it can be. Then it blossoms into the best laid plans, the outline. After that? That’s the magic.
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February 22, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor
As always from Dee, a thoughtful, compassionate exploration the changing interior and exterior landscapes of middle school life.
February 20, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor
I am so proud of The Someday Daughter. Not because it came to me easily, but because I confronted so many parts of myself in its creation.
February 6, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor
A few years ago, I set off on an adventure that would eventually leave me both alone and alone in the woods…for days on end.
February 1, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor
Every writer gets the same question. Whether they write for adults or kids. Whether they are at a school or a cocktail party. “Where did you get the idea for the book?”
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