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A couple of weeks ago I wrote about carrying my main character, Micah, around with me. I haven’t been doing as much of this as I would like partly because Micah is 11 and a lot of my life wouldn’t … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I had occasion to talk with my students about a wonderful short essay “On Three Ways of Writing for Children” by C.S. Lewis. I love many things about this piece. For one thing, Lewis argues against critics of fantasy, … Continue reading →

My critique group had its second meeting this past weekend, and, in addition to some great discussion of our work, we also bemoaned the great time conundrum. With jobs and families and life stuff–both ordinary and extraordinary, how on earth … Continue reading →

I am happy to share the wonderful news that my middle-grade novel, A Sketch in Time, will be published in Catalan in May 2012 by Cruilla, a wonderful children’s publisher in Barcelona. I am grateful for the support of my … Continue reading →

This blog is about children’s literature–the reading of it, the teaching of it, the writing of it, and the ways in which it intersects with other aspects of my life, professional and personal. I generally don’t get personal here (I … Continue reading →

>Like many, I have been following the mysterious Pottermore site with interest. Today, JK Rowling revealed that it will be a site that provides at least 18,000 words of backstory on assorted characters, like McGonagall and the Dursleys, as well … Continue reading →