Category Archives: Personal stuff

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  Say Hello to My Kid’s Journalism Class!

  Posted on 2012/10/23 by Allena Tapia in Personal stuff.

  Hellllo readers and writers, Today (Wednesday) I am guesting (bright and early) in the 7th grade journalism class at Waverly Middle School. Mari’s teacher has asked me to talk about: Your approach to writing in various genres/media Your personal writing process How you acquire commissions as a freelance writer Some general tips/advice for young writers […]

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• Dear Fellow Writers: Stephen King Believes In You!

  Posted on 2011/12/15 by Allena Tapia in For fellow writers, Freelance world, Personal stuff, Recommended folks, Somethin' NEW.

  Earlier this evening I sat down with my copy of Christina Katz’s The Writer’s Workout , and the very first thing I read was this quote from Stephen King: “If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn’t bounce, and if you then paid the […]

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• The Joy of Blogging

  Posted on 2011/07/20 by Allena Tapia in For clients, For fellow writers, Personal stuff.

  I had a pat-myself-on-the-back moment earlier today. As you may or may not know, I teach a summer program at MSU. I have 35 high school students to whom I teach composition and literature. For their last project, I decided to have them start blogs on a topic of their choice. The great moment of […]

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