July 2013

A Blast from the Past — Stories from My Second-Grade Self

July 26, 2013

I was visiting a school last spring when I mentioned to a couple of teachers that I still had some of the stories I’d written when I was a kid. “You should use them in your presentations,” one teacher said. The other teacher agreed. “Kids would love to see what you wrote when you were […]

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Resources for Young Writers

July 25, 2013

For several summers, I ran a week-long writing camp for kids in grades 4-8. It was as enjoyable for me as it was for the kids. The kids were so enthused about the stories and poems they wrote. But at the end of the week, there was the inevitable question, either from a participant or […]

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Come Play the Game!

July 8, 2013

Summer is a great time to play that classic childhood game known as “tag.” Now some children’s authors have given “tag” a new twist, and are calling it “Blog Hop.” Here’s how it works: I was “tagged” by author Peggy Archer to answer questions about my writing on my blog, then I”tag” three other writers […]

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