agent… NCTE in Boston – Amazing Weekend! 30 Nov 201330 Nov 2013 Last weekend, I attended NCTE (National Council for Teachers of English). What an amazing weekend. And, no...I'm not just throwing that word, amazing, around. It really did amaze me. It amazed me…
Be Someone's Hero… An Iron Whisper 20 Oct 201320 Oct 2013 . For years, I knew that pit in the stomach every morning before school. Like so many others, I was bullied as a kid. A lot. The first bout began in…
Be Someone's Hero… Domino Pushers 1 May 20132 Jul 2014 I sometimes wonder if the truly invested teachers and librarians out there ever take the time to think about the impact they have on the world. The impact on individuals…
Be Someone's Hero… The Velveteen Rabbit Wears Converse? 17 May 201217 May 2012 I have such a daunting “to-do list” that I really shouldn’t be blogging today, but life has tapped me on the shoulder. So, here I am. On the one week…
Be Someone's Hero… Be Someone’s Hero ~ Irena Sendler 10 Feb 201210 Feb 2012 I remember hearing about Irena Sendler back in 1998 when she passed away at the age of 98; her story has stuck with me ever since. Now, this woman was…
author… Unexpected Christmas Gifts 21 Dec 20117 Jan 2012 I find unexpected gifts in my visit to a shelter for teens: http://emusdebuts.wordpress.com/2011/12/19/a-christmas-surprise/
author… Interview with WATER BALLOON author, Audrey Vernick 6 Sep 201112 Feb 2012 Drop everything you’re doing (well, except for reading this!) and get thee to a bookstore! Today is the official release day of Audrey Vernick’s WATER BALLOON, a young adult novel…
courage… The Double-Edged Sword of Vulnerability (or) What is Writer’s Bloc? 2 May 201117 Jan 2012 So, what is the double-edged sword of vulnerability? What IS writer's block, anyway? Where does it come from? I try to answer these questions and more here at EMUSDEBUTS:
editor… Mentor Monday ~ Emma Dryden 1 Mar 20112 Feb 2012 Anyone who’s been seriously writing for children knows the name, Emma Dryden. She’s been in publishing 25 years and shows no signs of slowing down. During a nineteen year career…
author… Writing Space (No–This is not my state of mind!) 30 Aug 20102 Feb 2012 I've been thinking a lot about setting. (In fact, I plan to do a post about it here soon.) But, first, I thought I’d do a post about writing space—my…
