Tag Archives: writing

Ten things you need to know about online classes

Posted on August 19, 2026 by girasoleazzurra

(with a little help from Beatles song titles) 1.The Long and Winding Road: Taking a class online is more work than an in-person class. You have to read more and faster, interact with your classmates more, log in almost daily … Continue reading →

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IWroteAPoem

Posted on July 28, 2023 by girasoleazzurra

It is a Victory When the darkness inside you Turns from Violence To Violet. GraceAnne Andreassi DeCandido, 16 July 2023 In bed this early morning, this poem came to me as fragments of words then sentences. I wrote it down … Continue reading →

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Biography

Posted on February 21, 2016 by girasoleazzurra

GraceAnne Andreassi DeCandido GraceAnne A. DeCandido is a writer, reviewer, and editor, now mostly retired. She taught children’s and young adult literature classes for Rutgers SC&I online for over a decade, as well as two specialized classes Female Voices in … Continue reading →

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How to write a decent book review

Posted on December 16, 2013 by girasoleazzurra

This was first written in 1998. I have now been reviewing books for forty years. I have been reviewing books for twenty-seven years and counting. I wrote my first book review for the November 1973 issue of Library Journal. I … Continue reading →

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About writing

Posted on December 16, 2013 by girasoleazzurra

We wrote this in 2003. When asked about the whole business of writing for some family members, my son Keith and I wrote what follows: stuff we have picked up from many other writers and teachers along the way. Keith … Continue reading →

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It is time.

Posted on December 16, 2013 by girasoleazzurra

A lot of stuff needs to be moved here. And maybe stuff will be added. It could happen.

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