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Old friend of Florida pioneer families. Middle-Grade author of, It's The Remarkable & Bumfuzzled Case Of The Imaginary Mayer. My other Middle Grade WIP's are, One Less, and Dora Dorance Is/Subdivided. SCBWI Write This! Finalist. Website at frank-oliver.org

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Even middle grade fiction writers can use a prayer or two at this time - please? Thanks.

25.02.2026 16:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Intended to do a simple site edit and ended up with a new feature for my signature MG story. Those are the best ideas. Stand by for The Mayer's Opinion (as in Amy Mayer).

22.01.2026 04:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hope everyone in the writing community are well. Anyone attend a boot camp this year?

12.09.2025 20:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There are many who are gnashing their teeth over the state of the world, that's for sure.

12.09.2025 20:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My apologies for the long absence - life is taking its toll.

11.06.2025 22:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm here - angry with certain individuals who are trying to wreck government but I'm here. What that has to do with my 3 WIP's not sure, but I've often found that I write better when I'm angry or nervous.

10.02.2025 22:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Trying hard to overcome "temporary chronic pain" to restoke my MG signature novel into made-for-TV film, and on the lit side to work on my other two MG's (one has a connection to the first). It's not easy as we all know - to convert from a novel to screenplay is hard but not impossible.

03.01.2025 15:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think the hardest thing about writing is not making Ai write for me (it keeps writing a few words ahead). One possible solution - use a pencil and paper, or use Word sans Wifi. Ai is sure pesty...

21.12.2024 17:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm becoming more comfortable being here - Twitter was my main form of social media since 2009, so the change has taken time. I might be slightly autistic, because change is never easy for me, though more likely I'm just old-fashioned. I prefer landscape changes over decades, not months.

17.12.2024 19:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In the past 10 days the Twitter topic "Children's Books" received a total of 10 posts. I think it's safe to say the move to this platform was successful.

13.12.2024 18:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Slow but sure.

30.11.2024 22:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lately I'm finding Ai types ahead of me whenever I post on the Internet, and it's to the point I may have to use my typewriter more often. It's dangerous, because it makes a person lazy and at the rate things are going, people will let Ai think for them - even if it's wrong.

18.11.2024 21:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Some good news: www.cnn.com/2024/11/16/b...

17.11.2024 03:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ella singing Blue Skies : ) www.bing.com/videos/river...

15.11.2024 19:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Building up my following list (hope they will follow me, too). Slow but sure. So far, so good. All the positive cliches : )

15.11.2024 16:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Things are so toxic on that other site it's stressing me, so I'm going to spend much more time here. I'm also here hoping to convert my signature MG novel into a made-for-television movie script, because the main focus of my story is a girl's bedroom floor. You read it right....

19.10.2024 00:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Trying to get my writing projects restarted....

28.08.2024 21:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A big thanks to all who've returned my follow - hoping for many more to come!

07.11.2023 22:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Anyone participating in NaNoWriMo this year? I wasn't able for several good reasons, but so far it seems to be going well...

07.11.2023 22:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Negative talk out there about MG's future, but I recall the advice from 10 years ago - if the story is good kids will read it...

22.10.2023 17:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Blue sky, smiling at me, nothing but blue sky do I see... #oops #lol

22.09.2023 18:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A big thank you to Sherman Dorn for donating an activation code! I'm hoping this platform will be a much better daily experience.

20.09.2023 13:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0