by Anna Rose Johnson | Aug 21, 2018 | Books, Writing
Home About Writing Nonfiction Works in Progress Blog Contact A Return to England I’m 4,000 words into my latest work-in-progress, a novella set in 1911 England. (A bit of trivia: my first historical story, written at age seven, was actually set in 1911 England....
by Anna Rose Johnson | Aug 7, 2018 | Books, Reading
Home About Writing Nonfiction Works in Progress Blog Contact In Praise of Betsy-Tacy: A Tribute to Maud Hart Lovelace and Her Classic Novels I discovered the work of Maud Hart Lovelace at a very young age. In fact, I can’t even remember a time when I didn’t count...
by Anna Rose Johnson | Jul 30, 2018 | Books, Reading
Home About Writing Nonfiction Works in Progress Blog Contact The Best Books of Summer One of the reasons I love classic middle grade/YA (and one of the reasons I write in this genre) is that these books are ideal for summer. I’ve collected a list of books that are...
by Anna Rose Johnson | Jul 25, 2018 | Art, Garden
Home About Writing Nonfiction Works in Progress Blog Contact Arts & Flowers While reading the May/June 2018 issue of Victoria (one of my very favorite magazines), I came across an article showcasing the artwork of Bridget Collins, who creates beautiful pictures...
by Anna Rose Johnson | Jul 20, 2018 | Books, Reading
Home About Writing Nonfiction Works in Progress Blog Contact Forgotten Gems: The Mitchells Series This is the first post in my new blog series about largely forgotten (often out-of-print) children’s novels that definitely deserve to be rediscovered! Today’s series is...