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Jennifer Close on Writing, Reading and Teaching

Posted on April 11, 2013

Again, long time no blog! The past few months have flown by. Tomorrow is my last day of classes and then my first year of journalism school is over. Now I can get back into a writing routine which I’m … Continue reading →

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Open Book: Toronto: January 2013 Writer in Residence

Posted on January 1, 2013

Happy New Year! Here’s the link to my author page at Open Book: Toronto, where you’ll find my bio, recommended books and web sites, and my posts. I’ll be blogging over there for the month of January about the writing … Continue reading →

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2012 Highlights (and looking to 2013!)

Posted on December 30, 2012

Long time no blog! The past few months have been busy as I started journalism school in September, which has been really fun. Since today is the second last day of 2012, I figured it was time to look back … Continue reading →

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Event: The Writing Life forum, March 9th 2012

Posted on March 5, 2012

I’m really excited for this event that I’m going to be part of this coming Friday. Here are the details: What: a panel discussion featuring yours truly, YA author Emily Pohl-Weary, and literary agents Sam Hiyate and Alison McDonald of … Continue reading →

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Some news & good reviews

Posted on January 22, 2012

I’m excited to announce that on Friday February 3rd at 12:30pm I will be signing copies of PRETTY BONES at the Ontario Library Association Conference at the Metro Convention Center. My Teen Book Scene blog tour ended on Friday. I … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog: Writers Write… Sometimes more than one book at a time

Posted on December 4, 2011

Today my guest post for the lovely YA author Kat Zhang is up on her blog. You can find it here. I’m really looking forward to Kat’s debut, WHAT’S LEFT OF ME, the first of the HYBRID trilogy to be … Continue reading →

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Can I Write 50, 000 words in 1 month?

Posted on November 2, 2011

I’ve been thinking a lot about this question, since now it’s November and it’s National Novel Writing Month, and tons of writers are devoting this month to writing a 50, 000 word novel. I’m not officially signing up, but I’m … Continue reading →

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The Big Update/My Book Launch!

Posted on October 26, 2011

It’s been a crazy September and October! I haven’t even had time to talk about my book launch, which I’ve been dying to do because it was so much fun and definitely worth waiting for (six years, to be exact!) … Continue reading →

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Weight Grades: A Bad Idea

Posted on May 26, 2011

I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while now, but due to book deadlines (I turned in my copyedits last week!) and a self-imposed writing deadline (I’m hard at work on my second novel), not to mention the … Continue reading →

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