Good morning, friends! And welcome to our final week of Teachers Write 2021. Today, we’re going to spend some time scribbling about two things – goals and gratitude. As I write this, some of you are a month away from the start of your new school year – some a little more, and some a…
Good morning, friends! Welcome to Week 4 of Teachers Write. By now, I hope you’ve had a little time to breathe and recharge, and hopefully you’ve been flexing your writing muscles a bit. We’ve been mining memories, finding strength in places and moments from the past. Today we’ll do some reflective writing on more recent…
Hello, friends! Welcome back to Teachers Write! We’ve spent the past two weeks reflecting, mining memories, and searching for moments that reconnect us with our roots. Today, we’re going to look ahead, but before we get to this week’s prompt, I have a couple of housekeeping items. First of all, thank you SO much to…
Hello, friends! Welcome to week two of Teachers Write! How did you do with your breathing and reflecting last week? I’m hoping that taking a little time to slow down, to center yourself and draw on some peaceful memories, has helped you to destress at least a little after this long and unusual school year.…
Good morning, friends, and welcome to Teachers Write! It’s week one of our online summer writing camp, especially for teachers and librarians (but if you’re not a teacher or librarian, that’s okay, too – we won’t tell anyone!). This was a school year like no other, and so our focus this summer is on reflecting,…
I’ve been thinking a lot about what we need as writers, in terms of self-care, in order to be able to tell stories. Sometimes I write about real people, like Dr. Anthony Fauci, the subject of my new picture book biography, Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America’s Doctor, or Coral Restoration Foundation…
Good morning, and welcome back to Teachers Write! Today, we’re going to talk about dialogue — and how to make it more interesting. Have you ever written a scene where two characters need to have a long (and important!) conversation, but it goes on so long that it feels boring? This week’s revision tip comes…
Good morning, and welcome back to Teachers Write! This week’s mini-lesson is from guest author Linda Urban, who writes picture books, chapter books, and novels for kids! Keeping a Notebook Are you keeping a notebook this summer? You might notice I didn’t ask if you were keeping a writer’s notebook. That’s because, when I started…
Good morning, and welcome back to Teachers Write! This week’s mini-lesson is from guest author Jess Keating, whose newest title is OCEAN SPEAKS, a picture book biography of ocean cartographer Marie Tharp. Capturing the Tide:Three Tips from Writing Real Women Feeling daunted at the thought of distilling someone’s entire life into a picture book biography…
Good morning, and welcome to Teachers Write! I’m so excited that you’ll be writing with us this summer. This year’s format is a little different; I’m sharing a mini-lesson, writing prompt, and revision tip each Monday, and then you’ll have the week to explore those on your own schedule (and in a notebook, away from…
