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Ve, Ver, Ves

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Imagine this scene in a story involving four characters, where one of them is non-binary: They are faced with a…
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Liberating Creativity – Re-Blog

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To all you writers out there, this blog by Kevin Brennan is well worth your time: “Last March I developed…
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The Best Laid Plans

Posted by Jim Categories: Language, Teaching, Writing 2 comments

It has been quite some time since I last posted, but the reason is simple: I have been completely immersed…
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Earth as seen from Antarctica

Posted by Jim Categories: Antarctica, Biology, Current Events, Environment, Evolution, Philosophy, Science, Science Fiction, Writing 1 Comment

Some things take on a certain resonance when viewed from a windblown, polar desert. Since I arrived here at McMurdo…
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Validation

Posted by Jim Categories: Science Fiction, Writing 1 Comment

It’s what every writer wants. We spend months or even years crafting a novel, laboring in solitude, immersed in our…
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Murky Writing

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Anyone who has ever put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard has made mistakes, and the process of creating…
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Star Trek

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“Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds,…
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Plotter’s Block?

Posted by Jim Categories: Uncategorized, Writing 2 comments

Is there such a thing as plotter’s block? I’m in the process of plotting out the third book in the…
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Amazing Email From a Former Student

Posted by Jim Categories: Teaching, Writing 5 comments

Like me, a lot of writers either are or were teachers, usually English teachers. And I suspect that, like me,…
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Taking the Lid Off

Posted by Jim Categories: Life, Writing 2 comments

Last weekend I attended the Northeast Chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators conference in Springfield, MA…
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  • Praise for A Year at the Bottom of the World

    "If you are in the least bit interested in Antarctica, as I have been for about 20 years, READ THIS BOOK. Mastro is a brilliant travel writer whose simple, witty, easily enjoyable style keeps you feeling as though you were there experiencing the whole thing yourself. "Amazon Reviewer
    "This book is amazing!!! The photos are spectacular, and the author is very descriptive -- he makes you feel like you are actually there. Recommend highly. "Amazon Reviewer
    "The photos are glorious and breathtaking and serve to illustrate the stories Mastro writes. He gives you the majesty of this bleak land, as well as the intimacy that comes as the night closes in for the winter, and finally the small slivers of joy that come as the winter begins to recede and light returns to the continent. Just a wonderful book. "Amazon Reviewer J.J. Kwashnak
    "Mastro's keen eye, wry turn of phrase and dramatic photographs make this an accurate and engaging account of the Antarctic life. This book is the best account of contemporary life in Antarctica."Amazon Reviewer L.J. Conrad
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