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Reading Challenge Update #2
It took exactly 4 hours to read The False Prince by Jennifer Nielsen. And I have exactly 2 words to say about it: TOTALLY AWESOME! This book completely lived up to every good thing I’d heard about it....
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Reading Challenge Update #3
Cindy and I just finished our second book, a fun little cozy mystery called Classified As Murder by Miranda James. I liked this one a lot because the main character, a librarian, doesn’t go anywhere...
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Reading Challenge Update #4
What a treat! We just finished The Secret Garden for the very first time. Cindy couldn’t believe she’d never read it before. It had lots of things we both like in a book–mysterious big old houses,...
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Reading Challenge Update #5
For our fourth and final book, Cindy and I started One of Our Thursdays is Missing by Jasper Fforde. This is the sixth book in the Thursday Next series, a series I highly recommend. If you’ve never...
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MMGM: School of Fear
As you’ve probably realized by now, I like my books a bit on the absurd side. So I had high hopes for today’s Operation Story Share, School of Fear by Gitty Daneshvari. Here’s the inside cover copy:...
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Rocky Mountain High! (2.3 Miles, Give or Take a Little)
My ears perked up when I heard Cindy talking about Trail Ridge Road just before Memorial Day. “I hope it’s open,” she said. “I don’t want to have to drive the long way to Grand Lake.” Hmmm. Did I hear...
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MMGM: Billionaire Boy
Today’s Operation Story Share gets a solid two paws up! It was originally published in Britain and feels very much like a Roald Dahl story. What is this awesome book? It’s called Billionaire Boy by...
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While the Cat’s Away, the Shark Will Play
It’s our favorite weekend of the year! Cindy and I are at the annual writers retreat for the clients of the Erin Murphy Literary Agency. Starting today, we’re enjoying four whole days of hanging out...
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MMGM: The Secret Garden
It’s time for another classic. A REALLY old one this time. Yep, for this week’s Operation Story Share I’m recommending The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, published in 1911. This is one of...
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In Which I Rub Noses With Awesome Authors
Boy, am I ever glad I accompanied Cindy to her annual retreat for clients of the Erin Murphy Literary Agency! Because guess what? I got to MEET several of the authors whose books I’ve recommended. And...
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MMGM: How To Disappear Completely and Never Be Found
If you’re in the mood for a strange creepy story, have I ever got the book for you! It’s called How To Disappear Completely and Never Be Found by Sara Nickerson. Here’s the Amazon blurb: Margaret’s...
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My Top-Secret Seussian Adventure
Meet Cindy’s mom, retired elementary school librarian and world’s greatest Dr. Seuss fan. Our mission: surprise her for her birthday with a visit to the Hats Off to Dr. Seuss exhibit at the Clayton...
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MMGM: The Creature From the Seventh Grade, Boy or Beast
I’ve always felt quite comfortable in my fur. So if I transformed into a totally different species one day, I guess I might not be too happy. That’s exactly what happens to Charlie in this week’s...
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The Hard Life of a Professional Mews
Whew! Have I ever been busy these past few weeks. We Professional Mewses never get a minutes’ rest when a writer is brainstorming a new story idea. It’s just work, work, work all the time! Cindy’s even...
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MMGM: Zip
Sometimes books just LEAP off library shelves into your paws. That’s what happened with today’s Operation Story Share, Zip by Ellie Rollins. As soon as I saw that cover, I knew I had to read this...
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Wonderful Wacky Words
Being a Professional Mews, my ears perk up whenever I hear a new word. Not long ago, I learned that defenestration means to throw a person or thing out the window. And this past weekend, I was able to...
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MMGM: Half Upon a Time
There’s plenty of action in this week’s Operation Story Share to keep you turning the pages. Not to mention all the crazy fairy tale characters that kept my whiskers twitching with amusement. I’m...
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Flash’s Guide to Using the Zero Draft
Are you a plotter or a pantser? In case you don’t know, those are the technical terms for writers who carefully outline their stories before they begin, and those who write by the seat of their pants....
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MMGM: The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
I’ve been in a quandary over what to say about this week’s Operation Story Share, The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly. Here’s the inside cover copy: The summer of 1899 is hot in...
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Congratulations to Cindy’s Parents!
Cindy left me home alone this weekend. She was quite firm that I couldn’t stow away on this trip. It had something to do with the fact that her parents have been married for 50 years and that she and...
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