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A clarion call to creative resilience in the face of fire
You know when you read something and your breath catches because of the depth and breadth of the truth it speaks to you? The following words, written by Courtney E. Martin and illustrated by Wendy MacNaughton rendered such a response in me.…

Free Writing Friday - A Creative Classroom Revolution
Click here to read an article I have written about Free Writing Friday. This is a fantastic initiative spearheaded by children's author Cressida Cowell (of How to train your Dragon fame & The Wizards of Once) to give back creative freedom…

Where do Ideas come from?
Probably the question I get asked more than any other as an author is where my ideas come from.
First of all, I'd like to debunk the myth that writers have better ideas than people who don't write. It's simply not true. It's what people…