Is it the title of a new challenge, or a just a ton of adjectives thrown together...? This will be pretty familiar to those of you who participated in NaNoWriMo, the equivalent of the Olympics for novel-writers. Challenging nearly 113,000 authors of all ages to…
Neurosurgeon Dr. Paul Grabb was removing a "microscopic tumor" in a three-day-old baby's brain. The surgery would quickly become one he would never forget. As he removed the tumor, he realized that it contained a perfectly formed foot, hand, and thigh.Grabb says that this may…
More than just the words on page 1 - ....For me the first section, - whether it be an Author's Introduction, a Prologue, or a plain and simple 'First Chapter', - always carries the future of the book on it's shoulders. I usually determine whether…
In 2006, then-editor Steve Smith of The Spokesman-Review had the idea of starting a publication for an often forgotten audience: teenagers. The Vox Box was a continuation of the Vox, an all-student staffed newspaper published by The Spokesman-Review. High school student journalists who staffed the Vox made all content decisions as they learn about the trade of journalism. This blog's mission was to give students an opportunity to publish their voices. The Vox Box and the Vox wrapped up in June 2009, but you can follow former staffers' new blog at http://voxxiez.blogspot.com.
