Kristin Wolden Nitz
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Every writer has a different way of attacking a project. I like to write scenes by hand in a cafe first. I follow Natalie Goldberg’s strategy that she shared in her book, WRITING DOWN THE BONES. This is my shortened…
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Behind the Scenes of Saving the Griffin: Signora De Checchi
“Signora De Checchi came around the bend a few seconds later with a leash in her hand. In her black leather jacket and blue and gold silk scarf, she looked almost too elegant to be walking a dog.” As…
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The Truth About Truman School
Well, I suppose that I ought to start with the truth. I had the pleasure of reading and commenting on an earlier version of THE TRUTH ABOUT TRUMAN SCHOOL because Dori Butler and I are in an on-line critique group together. Here’s…
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Reading the Griffin…Out Loud
Perhaps one of my favorite writing tricks of all time is to read every single word out loud. I do this for short stories and articles, cover letters and query letters, nonfiction books and novels. Any novelist out there might…
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Virtual Author Visits
My publisher recently decided to put together a program for virtual author visits. I decided to sign up and do a short promotional video. If you’d like a glimpse of my office, click on over.
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Behind the Scenes of SAVING THE GRIFFIN: Flying Lessons
“At least we can take care of him for a while,” Michael went on. “We’ll teach him how to fly and hunt for food.” Kate snorted. “How are we supposed to teach him something we don’t know how…
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Behind the Scenes: Building the De Checchi Estate
When I started writing SAVING THE GRIFFIN, I knew that I wanted to put Kate, Michael and Grifonino on an estate in Tuscany. Olive groves and vineyards are quite exotic in and of themselves, but I wanted to build up…
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Behind the Scenes of SAVING THE GRIFFIN
I’ve always enjoyed those behind the scenes extras on DVD’s. I can’t tell you how many hours I spent watching material on the making of THE LORD OF THE RINGS. So I decided that I could share a bit more…
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A Book for Boys?
Well, first I guess that I’ll have to admit to a narcissistic Google habit. But it is fun to see where my books have turned up. There is one site that always makes me smile when it turns up in the search. …
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Chapter One: More or Less Done
I used to buy into the assertion that picture book writers have to be much more selective in their word choices than novelists. In fact, I still believe that in general. But if I went back to see how much time I spent…
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