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This Writer’s Life: Five Pieces of Writing Guidance!

Welcome to Episode 39 of This Writer’s Life! While I always have a guest who I admire on at the... Read more »

Comment | February 21, 2023, 7:00 am

This Writer’s Life: I AM WRITING ACTIVITY

The latest episode of This Writer’s Life with Danielle Davis is an “I Am Writing Activity” inspired by the fabulous... Read more »

Comment | March 9, 2022, 7:00 am

This Writer’s Life: Creative Advice for Kids!

From Danielle Davis, author of Zinnia and the Bees and creator of This Writer’s Life, a YouTube channel for creative writing kids: The latest... Read more »

1 comment | July 20, 2020, 8:00 am

This Writer’s Life: Write a Shoe Story!

The latest episode of This Writer’s Life is “Write a Shoe Story!” Danielle Davis, author of Zinnia and the Bees,... Read more »

Comment | May 12, 2020, 8:00 am

This Writer’s Life: StoryMap!

This Writer’s Life is an educational video series for 8 to 12-year-olds and their classrooms—a resource library—that peeks into the writing process. Read more »

Comment | February 24, 2020, 7:00 am

Creativity Corner with Terry Shay – Telling Our Stories

I attended the American Library Association annual conference held June 21-26 in New Orleans, LA. Read more »

Comment | August 6, 2018, 8:00 am

Creativity Corner: Exercise Your Creative Writing with Anika Denise

Last October, author Anika Denise visited my school. In addition to presenting to our entire elementary, she worked with individual grade levels on being better writers. I was so impressed with her ideas that I asked her to share with the readers of Creativity Corner. Read more »

Comment | May 14, 2018, 8:00 am

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Cressida Cowell’s Free Writing Friday – Where to Start if You’re Really Stuck

Everyone gets stuck sometimes. Here Cressida shares some ideas from her newest book The Wizards of Once, in case you need a bit of help getting started. Read more »

1 comment | April 28, 2018, 1:53 pm

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Creativity Corner with Terry Shay | Creative Writing

The first time I met Peter H. Reynolds, we were sitting in a restaurant and someone was asking him how he names characters. Read more »

Comment | January 1, 2018, 9:00 am

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The Kids Are All Write: How to Write a Dot Day Poem

The Kids Are All Write: How to Write a Dot Day Poem By Jamie Nanfara International Dot Day is a... Read more »

5 comments | September 3, 2017, 12:25 pm

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The Kids Are All Write: How to Write an Opinion Essay

Women’s History Month celebrates the many contributions that women have made to the world and reminds us of the importance of speaking up. Read more »

6 comments | June 5, 2017, 6:00 am