"Coff" It Up: the backstory on the mummy's coffin
Curious about the mummy’s coffin? The spooky coffin featured in our soon to be released video trailer belongs to Bill Franzen, who...
The Writing Process Blog Tour
Welcome back to my newly updated blog! I was honored to be asked by my colleague Susan Montanari to participate in The Writing Process...
Invitation to a free in-service workshop for teachers
Classroom Teachers! Please join me and my colleagues at Creative Connections for this fun, educational workshop. #education #schools...
An update on my co-writing project
So…as many of you know, since last October I have been co-writing a middle grade novel with a colleague, Susan Montanari. This is the...
Slave Cabins on Ossabaw Island
On my book research trip to Savannah in October, I spent a day on a magnificent barrier island called Ossabaw Island. It is reachable...
What the *##@** is a Teaching Artist?
I’ve worked in the arts in education field most of my career, but it’s only been in the last 15 years or so that “what I do in the...
Colonial Burial Vaults
This past week I was in Savannah, Georgia to research a new middle-grade (or should I say “grave”) novel. This is my first co-writing...
The rewards of worm composting
In this blog, I’ve talked before about the rewards of worm composting, but today I thought I’d post a few photos to illustrate my point....
A recap of my recent all-school residency
Last Friday was the “culminating assembly share” for a rather remarkable all-school residency. As a children’s book author, I do lots of...
Welcome to Off the Page
Okay, so this is what I’m thinking: this blog will be an extended conversation with maybe teachers, fellow writers, possibly students,...