Meloy, Ellen. Eating Stone: Imagination and the Loss of the Wild. New York: Pantheon Books, 2005. Print. Genre: nonfiction Summary: Meloy spends a full season tracking the big horn sheep of the Southwest. The task is not easy. The animals are going extinct and can hide faster than dissipating smoke. She observes them while observing… Continue reading Eating Stone by Ellen Meloy
Author: jenmichellemason
Jenny is a story hunter. She has explored foreign countries, canyon mazes, and burial crypts to gather the facts that make good stories. Once, she sniffed a 200-year-old skull...for research purposes. Jenny received an M.Phil from Trinity College Dublin and holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from VCFA. She has authored nearly 20 STEM books for young readers. Her inquisitive and funny nonfiction articles have appeared in Mountain Flyer, Cobblestone, and Muse magazines. Jenny also works as a freelance copy writer for nonprofits and small businesses.
Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol
Brosgol, Vera. Anya’s Ghost. New York: First Second, 2011. Print. Genre: YA graphic novel Summary: Anya struggles to hide her Russian accent and all the embarrassing signs of “difference.” She is mostly friendless, under-achieving, and burdened with bad habits and poor self-image. A tumble down into an old well presents Anya with a new friend: a… Continue reading Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol
Radical Approaches to Writing Pt. 3
(Migrated post. Content originally published 2/2014 on jennifermichellemason.blogspot.com.) New research has started to debunk the idea that the two hemispheres of our brains do separate or independent tasks. Neuroscientist Kara D. Federmeier has found that the brain is much more dynamically linked than we ever suspected. Federmeier asserts that the two sides of the brain actually… Continue reading Radical Approaches to Writing Pt. 3
Radical Approaches to Writing Pt. 2
(Migrated post. Content originally published 1/2014 on jennifermichellemason.blogspot.com.) Today’s post is dedicated to the Magic Ifs who just graduated from the Writing for Children and Young Adults program and VermontCollege of Fine Arts. These magicians are my colleagues and my friends. Their amazing creativity is a part of what inspires me to clear the authorial roadblocks… Continue reading Radical Approaches to Writing Pt. 2
Radical Approaches to Writing Pt. 1
(Migrated post. Content originally published 1/2014 on jennifermichellmason.blogspot.com.) Waaaaayyyy back in November, I promised to write about the kind(s) of writing that can lure the writer down the path of self-defeat. I have returned from the black hole hiatus of holidays to fulfill that vow, like your own knight in shining armor! Actually, like a… Continue reading Radical Approaches to Writing Pt. 1
Jenny Mason On Point Writing 