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Showing posts with label Harry Potter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Harry Potter. Show all posts
Monday, April 10, 2017

Will Dumbledore be a Demiguise Animagi in Upcoming Fantastic Beasts Films?

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I posted a new video over the weekend that is theory of one of my viewers, Suvi Holm of Finland. She believes the Dougal the Demiguise may b...
Monday, December 12, 2016

Is Modesty Barebone a Witch in Hiding? Day 1 of the 12 Days of #FantasticBeasts

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On the first day of Fantastic Beasts, my true love said to me ... Look! A witch in hiding! Today we start the 12 Days of Fantastic Beasts ...
Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Fantastic Secrets Behind Fantastic Beasts Announced!

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Help me celebrate my NEWS! Fantastic Secrets Behind Fantastic Beasts I have a new book coming out that I hope you will be as exite...
Monday, November 14, 2016

Teaching Harry Potter to Creative Writers Released!

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Teaching Harry Potter to Creative Writers I'm thrilled to announce my newest release from Deep River Press . Based on the Fifth Ann...
Tuesday, August 9, 2016

The Original Potter Generation: Where Are They Now? (Survey)

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Does the magic of Harry Potter still call to you? Following up on last week's post on The Next Generation of Harry Potter fans ,...
Wednesday, August 3, 2016

The Next Generation of Harry Potter Fans

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Presenting Clues A Writer's Guide to Harry Potter This past weekend, I was fortunate enough to present and sign A Writer's Gu...
Monday, July 25, 2016

A Writer's Guide to Harry Potter Release Week + #Giveaways!

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It’s release week for A Writer’s Guide to Harry Potter , and I couldn’t be more excited! So many good things have happened recently to ...
Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Updated and Expanded Edition of A Writer's Guide to Harry Potter Releases Soon!

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I'm thrilled to share some exciting news. A newly updated and expanded edition of A Writer's Guide to Harry Potter will be rele...
Friday, June 10, 2016

On JK Rowling, The Cursed Child, and The Right of an Artist to Choose Her Canvas

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Certain corners of the internet have been blowing up the last few days over Harry Potter and the Cursed Child . The trouble started brewing ...
Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Presenting Workshop on Harry Potter for Writers and Upcoming Blog Tours

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It's finally here! The release month for Southern Fried Wiccan !!! And with the March 24 release comes a lot of activity. Workshop o...
Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Withholding Backstory to Ensnare Readers' Interest with Examples from Harry Potter

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I once heard literary agent Donald Maass give a workshop on his Writing the Breakout Novel . One thing he said I will always remember -- b...
Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Go Where It's Scary -- Into the Abyss of the Hero's Journey

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Years ago, whenever I was creatively procrastinating upon a tough job at work, or doing my best to avoid a task that involved conflict, a gu...
Monday, November 5, 2012

In Storytelling, Emotion Trumps All

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Last year, in honor of NaNoWriMo , I did a series of short posts, taken from Harry Potter, to encourage and inspire NoNo participants .  ...
Monday, July 16, 2012

A Muggle-Studies Professor's Report from Ascendio, a Fan-Writer Conference

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A couple of days ago, I returned from Orlando where I attended the fabulously well-run Harry Potter fan conference, Ascendio2012 .  I...
Monday, July 2, 2012

Harry Potter's Roman Bulla, A Mokeskin Pouch of Protection

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Look at these two pictures and tell me what you see in common: Emperor Nero as a boy Did you notice the pouch worn around the...
Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Fan Fun and Writing Conference at Ascendio 2012

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Hi All, Sorry for the couple of weeks absence.  Every now and then I need a break to recharge my blogging cells. :-) But there's a...
Thursday, February 23, 2012

New Book Coming from J.K. Rowling!

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UPDATE : Book to be published by Little Brown! Here's what JK Rowling said through Little Brown's press release : Although I...