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Reading the World: Inspired by Ann Morgan

As a writer, it probably won’t surprise you that I grew up with my head in a book. My hand was as close to surgically connected to the…

7 min readMay 2, 2018

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Reading the World: Inspired by Ann Morgan

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Alana Garrigues

Quotes to Celebrate Love, Light and the Creative Process

This is a selection of some of my favorite quotes that I like to visit time and again, that inspire me to live a life of love, light, and…

2 min readApr 19, 2018

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Of Love + Light

Fake It ’Til You Mean It: Affirmations

If you’re anything like me, your mind is constantly running with background chatter. There is the chatter you’re aware of — the thoughts…

8 min readApr 6, 2018

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Fake It ’Til You Mean It: Affirmations

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Of Love + Light

Creativity Defined

What comes to mind when you think of the word creative or creativity?

5 min readApr 3, 2018

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Creativity Defined

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Scribblers’ Scoop

Pipe & Thimble Bookstore a Dream for Indie Authors

Pipe & Thimble Publishing and Bookstore in Lomita, CA, is founded on the idea that authors should be treated with respect and fairness.

7 min readMay 6, 2017

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Pipe & Thimble Bookstore a Dream for Indie Authors

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Author Jennie Nash Tells Writers What Agents Really Want to Know

Forget about beaches and bathing suits. Summer means one thing to many aspiring Los Angeles authors — writing conference season: time to…

5 min readJul 9, 2015

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Author Jennie Nash Tells Writers What Agents Really Want to Know

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Author Lucy Ravitch Launches Kids Menu Books Series

In the first seven months of 2015, Author and Illustrator Lucy Ravitch looked her publishing dreams straight in the eye and kicked them…

5 min readJul 2, 2015

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Author Lucy Ravitch Launches Kids Menu Books Series

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Wanted: Book Characters of All Cultures and Colors

There’s a color in children’s literature. And it’s overwhelmingly white.

6 min readJun 24, 2015

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Wanted: Book Characters of All Cultures and Colors

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5 Writing Exercises to Turn Up Your Inner Kid Lit Voice

Can you remember the silliness, the wild abandon, the magic of childhood? That sheer curiosity, mixed with a little bit of confusion, rich…

6 min readJun 12, 2015

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5 Writing Exercises to Turn Up Your Inner Kid Lit Voice

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Get a Good Critique: 8 Tips for Prepared, Receptive Writers

This is Part Three, the final installation in a three-part series on best practices to run or participate in a writing critique session or…

5 min readJun 12, 2015

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Get a Good Critique: 8 Tips for Prepared, Receptive Writers

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Alana Garrigues

Alana Garrigues

Writer. Editor. Educator. Creative. Founder: Of Love + Light. Publications Director: CBW–LA. All-around lover of words and travel.

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