by Jacqueline Jules Writers of all ages are inspired by the simple suggestion to imagine themselves as a different entity. Model the pr...

by Laura Gehl In Peep and Egg: I’m Not Hatching , Egg is scared of everything—from the too-high roof of the hen house to the too-dark s...

by Joan Waites In a previous blog post (January 2, 2012 ), I wrote about an upcoming “artist in residence” program I would be participating...

by Mary Quattlebaum As the weather warms and eyes turn from page or screen to the greening world, a field trip can help enhance students’ w...

by Mary Quattlebaum Have you ever read dialogue that feels rambling and flat?   (Ha, sometimes I’ve written such dialogue and then, of cou...

by Pamela Ehrenberg We're all social creatures—even, or maybe especially, writers.   I remember this each time I see the other Pencil...