I can't resist answering April's question  about paper and pen vs. computer using her "Scribble-Dee-Dee." I'm so used ...

Today’s Wednesday Writing Workout comes to us courtesy of my fellow Newberry Library writing instructor, Chicago author and memoirist Caro...

Well, I had this post almost ready to go and was congratulating myself for being Ms. Prepared when – BAM! – I perused the brilliance that wa...

. Howdy, Campers and Happy Poetry Friday ! Thank you, Irene, for jumping in to host PF this week (and, Irene!  Congratulations on th...

(Carmela here. I had to post this on behalf of Esther. Read on and you'll understand why.) Fortunately, when it comes to the act of p...

Happy Poetry Friday! Y'all are going to start to think that I only read poetry by J. Patrick Lewis. That is not true, though he is so...

Guest Teaching Author Sandy Brehl visited with us on Friday to share some background about her middle grade novel Odin's Promise . (...

Which do you prefer: writing longhand with a pen (or pencil) on paper or typing on a keyboard/electronic device? This is the question I pos...

I first met Sandy Brehl as the super-efficient contact person for one of the best-planned school visits I've ever experienced. Later, ...