Last year Mindy Hoffar (the leader of All-Write) had shared an exchange of letters between a student and Laurie Halse Anderson from the book Dear Author: Letters of Hope (Top young adult authors respond to kids' toughest issues) edited by Joan F. Kaywell. A few weeks ago, it jumped off the shelf at me while… Continue reading dear author.
Category: books
on writing
Today I was reminded of a story from Stephen King's book, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. Here are his words -- My room in our Durham house was upstairs, under the eaves. At night I could lie in bed beneath one of these eaves-- if I sat up suddenly, I was apt to… Continue reading on writing
books on art + writing.
Paula left a comment under Stacey's entry: Sketching the Place We Live. She had some great resources listed, so I wanted to share them here on the main page. (I've included the links to the Heinemann website for your ordering convenience.) Paula's Comment ~ I read your blog about using art with writing and I… Continue reading books on art + writing.

