Dear Cover Browsers, Most of my writing time this May has been spent working with the publisher and designer on the cover for Nutmeg Street: Egyptian Secrets. The process hasn’t always been easy, but it’s been worth it. You’ve probably heard the expression, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” But the truth is most…
Dear Readers and Writers, In 2013, when I retired from a long career in teaching, I missed kids–especially interacting with them daily. Their creative questions and insights taught me much about them and more about myself. Their ability to fix my tech tools on the spot showed me that I didn’t know everything. They kept me…
Hey, Kids, Has a teacher ever assigned you a HUGE writing project? Maybe it was a term paper or something you had to create alone or in a group. Perhaps the teacher then handed out page after page of project instructions that left your eyes crossed and your brain doing flip-flops. You might have said…
