Recently, I had the pleasure of conducting a Discovery Session with Charlene Moses of Laconia, New Hampshire. She is working on a memoir about painful events that occurred in her family when she was
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New Memoir, “Core Strength,” to be Released Soon!
Note: The name of the book has since changed to "Willful Evolution." About a year and a half ago, I asked my intern from Westfield State University to review all the blogs I’ve written over the
Coaching a Sci-fi/Fantasy Writer
Note: I recently did what I call a Discovery Session with a writer named Charles Merida. He calls himself Chaz and describes himself this way on his Twitter page: “Published Writer, YouTubist, Actor,
Pod Nineteen: Talking and Writing About Age
Note: In Pod Nineteen, Grammy and Eli talk about a person’s age and also responsibilities. Grammy says she is writing a book of children’s poems about the ages one to 18, and she reads a poem from it.
Pod Seventeen: When You Need Inspiration from Others
Note: In Pod Seventeen, Grammy reads poems about boys and girls, written from her perspective on gender. Eli interviews writer Judith Kelliher, who has recently published a book about her brother
Pod Seven: Thinking and Writing about the Things We Don’t Want to Do!
Note: In Pod Seven, Grammy talks about writing for her college newspaper, and she and Eli talk about when you have a total lack of inspiration and don’t want to do anything! The activity is to think
Pod Six: A Clown Poem, and an Introduction to Shel Silverstein
Note: In Pod Six, Grammy talks about writing for her high school newspaper, Eli talks about learning how to interview people, and Grammy reads two silly poems. The day’s activity is to read a book by
Pod Three: More Pets, and Eli Interviews a Writer
In Pod Three, Grammy talks more about her inspiration to write as a child and reads more poems about pets. Eli interviews a friend, Craig Fear, and he tells a story about his dog and talks about the
Pod Two: Poems About Pets
In Pod Two, you’ll hear what inspired Grammy to start writing when she was six and hear Grammy and Eli’s poems about pets. The activity is to write down some thoughts about your pets and share with us
Fun Poems and Stories for Fun People: The Poem Pod Line-up
Beginning tomorrow, I’m launching a 20-day series of free podcasts, called Poem Pods, for children and families. They are low-tech broadcasts that aim to give children home on school vacation—without