Be sure to hop on over to TeachMentorTexts.com for more great reads! Summertime means extra time for reading, and joining in on Donalyn...

Be sure to hop on over to see what Crystal is up to today! With only four weeks of school left, I'm eagerly looking forward to my s...

I love Cheryl Strayed's book Wild , and not only for the story and her writing style -- though those combined are enough to sink deep...

Last November I found myself in Boston for the annual NCTE conference. I love this conference, but let's be honest -- one of the hu...

This afternoon on FaceBook I read an article about Bridget Zinn , who was offered representation for her debut novel back in 2009. Not long ...

Guys! I have to tell you that I love this book. (Okay, if you haven't been following along, I'll tell you -- Cris Tovani's So Wh...

This summer, I followed the Stenhouse Summer Blogstitute . A variety of amazing authors posted on their blog each week and readers were aske...

November is definitely my favorite month of the year. Why, you ask? Well... It begins one day after Halloween (candy and  costumes, guys -...

It's Monday! Huzzah! It's Monday and I'm sitting at home on my big comfy couch, surrounded by books. You just gotta love a ...

Let's start with the important announcement of the day: I am a big, fat liar-head. After spending last week revising my current p...

Maybe you recall the other day when I freaked smooth out  about my latest writing struggles. In the past, this would be the time when I wou...

This month I'm joining the insanity over at the A to Z Challenge . Basically, this means I'll write my way through the alphabet by t...

I'm really digging these mini-writing updates. They help me be accountable and the feedback I'm getting makes me feel like maybe...

It's Monday, so I'm popping in on Teach Mentor Text's meme. Click the graphic above to join the fun! Last week I rea...

Remember how I promised my kids I would actively seek out publication for some of my writing? (And then threw a big hissy fit, positive...

Possibility. That's my one little word for 2012. It's interesting to me how one word can wrap itself around you and take on...