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John and Crosley: The Makings of a Dynamic Literary Friendship

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Sam Lurena

Crosley picked out John to be his Night Buddy, for starters.  There must have been a lot of reasons, but the only one Crosley mentions is middle names.  Crosley doesn’t have one, and neither does John, so they have this in common.  Crosley thinks it makes you a little sharper, too.  And hey, we know […]

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See You at the North Carolina Writer’s Network Fall Conference!

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Amanda Beadlescomb

Fall is here and with it another round of the North Carolina Writer’s Network Fall Conference. The Conference offers a chance for writers of all skill levels and stages of development to network, hone their craft, and develop the marketing skills to take their writing to the next level. I (along with Crosley and John) […]

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“Wise Words for Writing Dialect” by Ol’ Sands

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Sam Lurena

It goes without saying that you need to be very familiar with any dialect to capture it on paper. You need to be able to speak it yourself and “hear it inside your head” while writing it down. You need some innate talent, a natural “good ear,” in the same way that good musicians are […]

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What Makes Good Children’s Fiction?

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Sam Lurena

Writing a book that children will fall in love with at a young age is an important goal for many reasons, the most important of which is that one good book can turn a child into a reader for life. Do you remember your favorite book as a kid? Ol’ Sands does. When asked in […]

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Want a Reason to Pick Up a Night Buddies Book? Just Ask These Kids!

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Sam Lurena

Not only have the Night Buddies books won six awards amongst the literary community, but when Ol’ Sands went to visit Mrs. Miles’ third grade classroom this is what he heard: “I think your book is the greatest. It used a lot of imagination. Crosley is the funnyst crocodile. Yerk, yerk, yerk!” –Nick “I liked […]

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Creating a Night Buddies Adventure Story — Sands’s Writing Process

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Sam Lurena

            People often ask me about the writing life, what’s my process when writing a new Night Buddies adventure story. The main thing for me is scheduling and dedication. I make a schedule and stick to it no matter what happens or how rotten I may feel that day. I don’t […]

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