The Igniting Writing Blog: For Writers Of All Levels

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Untangling: The Strange Look(Chapter 56)

 A strange call marked the beginning of the final part of the journey I took...
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FI: A MEMOIR, written and read by Alexandra Fuller

Alexandra Fuller reads and writes FI: A MEMOIR with candidness marked by the despair one...
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DALMARTIAN: A MARS ROVER’S STORY written and illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins

Lucy Ruth Cummins’ playful artistry is in full force in DALMARTIAN: A MARS ROVER’S STORY....
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ONE BIG OPEN SKY written by Lesa Cline-Ransome

Lesa Cline-Ransome’s ONE BIG OPEN SKY is a novel of free verse poems composed by...
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DINOSAURS IN TRUCKS BECAUSE HEY, WHY NOT? written and illustrated by Sandra Boynton

Sandra Boynton’s newest book is guaranteed winner because she puts two of preschoolers’ favorite subjects...
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Untangling: Mutual Disengagment (Chapter 55)

The peace and comfort I found when I visited my mother at Clarebridge faded. For months...
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GO AND GET WITH REX written by David LaRochelle and illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka

David LaRochelle blends his typically intriguing perspective and humor with a structure that models out-of-the-box...
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THE UNBOXING OF A BLACK GIRL, written by Angela Shante

I need to start writing of Angela Shante’s courageous lyrical memoir THE UNBOXING OF A...
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THE SPACEMAN written and illustrated by Randy Cecil

Randy Cecil’s writing and illustrations create an engaging alien character in THE SPACEMAN. A perfect...
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BACK HOME: STORY TIME WITH MY FATHER written by Arlene Elizabeth Casimir and illustrated by Ken Daley

Author Arlene Elizabeth Casimir pictures the power of stories in BACK HOME: STORY TIME WITH...