This month my fellow TeachingAuthor bloggers and I are putting forth our favorite Writing Exercises for you to grab and go. April shared ...

Happy Poetry Friday ! I share a link to this week's round-up at the end of this post, below the poem I wrote using a new form invented ...

Years ago, when I first decided I’d like to write books for children, I attended a program about Oklahoma history. One speaker mentioned Ba...

Young Writers at work! It's not officially summer, but teachers count the seasons by the school year. Normally, summer "begins...

First, a reminder that today, May 29th,  is the last day to enter to win an author-and-illustrator-autographed copy of Amy Alznauer...

Howdy, Campers ~ Happy Poetry Friday ! (my poems and the link to today's host are below) But first: May 29th is the last day to enter...

Finally, after waiting almost five whole years, I can officially introduce our TeachingAuthors readers to debut children’s book author Am...

Today, I'm wrapping up our series on "Creativity in the Time of the Coronavirus." As April mentioned in her post , the topic...

I keep telling myself, “Come on Gwendolyn. Show your creative side. Rewrite that last paragraph. Show some pizazz!  Pizazz? I let out a de...