Good morning, campers! Can you believe we’re diving into Week Four? The winner of Friday’s book giveaway from Katy Duffield is Kimberley Moran! Please email me (kmessner@katemessner dot com) with your address so Katy can send your books! Before we kick off the new week, just a couple quick notes… I’m away this week with…
Shall we celebrate another week of writing with a book giveaway? I think that’s what we’ll do… Guest author Katy Duffield has a copy of FARMER MCPEEPERS and a copy of CALIFORNIA HISTORY FOR KIDS: MISSIONS, MINERS, AND MOVIEMAKERS IN THE GOLDEN STATE. One lucky winner will receive BOTH books – to enter the drawing,…
Welcome to Tuesday Quick-Write! Got your keyboard or pencil ready? Today, guest author Miriam Forster talks about the magic of the unexpected – and flipping your story! Miriam Forster learned to read at the age of five, wrote her first story at the age of seven and has been playing with words ever since. Her…
Wednesday is Q and A Day at Teachers Write! Virtual Summer Writing Camp, so if you have questions about writing, it’s time to fire away. Authors are always welcome to drop by and answer questions (you never quite know who you’ll run into here!) But today’s official author volunteers are Jennifer Brown, Barb Rosenstock, Jean…
Hi there! Did you have a good weekend? I hope so! Before we get down to writing today, let’s announce the winner of our Friday book giveaway! Congratulations, Gayle Kolodny Cole! You’ve won a signed copy of SEE YOU AT HARRY’S by Jo Knowles. Email me your name and address (kmessner at kate messner dot…
It’s time to celebrate all that we’ve worked on this week! And we’re going to do that with another book giveaway. SEE YOU AT HARRY’S by Jo Knowles (of Monday Morning Warm-up fame!) is recommended for ages 10 and up, and it’s a beautiful tearjerker of a book that will have you laughing on one…
It’s time for Thursday’s Quick-Write. Before we get to the prompt, let’s have a virtual round of applause for the authors who answered questions during Wednesday Q and A. (Woo-hoo!!) If you’d take a few minutes to look up those authors who made time to answer your questions, that would be great – their responses…
Got questions about writing? Wednesday is Q and A Day at Teachers Write! Virtual Summer Writing Camp. Authors are always welcome to drop by and answer questions (you never quite know who you’ll run into here!) But today’s official author volunteers are Mara Rockliff, Miriam Forster, and Erin Dealey. They’ve promised to be around to…
On Tuesdays & Thursdays during Teachers Write! Virtual Summer Writing Camp, I’ll be sharing quick-write prompts, designed to get you free-writing for a few minutes in response to a question or idea. These can be used as a simple free-write, brainstorming, warm-up activity OR as a way to deepen your thinking about a work-in-progress. Got…
Good morning! Before we get to Mini-Lesson Monday, we have some winners to announce for our EYE OF THE STORM giveaway. Drum roll, please… …Cindy Hundley, Carol Ann Osler, Lisa Rosenman, Stacy Dillon, and Catherine Flynn! Please email me (kmessner at kate messner dot com) with your name & mailing address, and Walker/Bloomsbury will send…
