A lot has come to fruition so far this spring! After much work and many changes, I redesigned my covers for The Lucia Chronicles so that...

What is theme? This vlog explains what theme is and poses the question: Do you plan theme out before writing your story, or do you let it...

Vocabulary is the foundation for any content area. In this viceo I share with your 4 strategies I've used in my middle school classroom...

CreateSpace is a great POD platform for newbie indie authors looking to have control in the publishing process. However, it isn't always...

Negative rates and reviews are inevitable. Ultimately, you can't please all the people all of the time. That said, I recently read a very...

Book review of Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan.

I recently read a great article from my ALLI newsletter called Are New Self-Publishing Platforms Killing the Editing Process by Yen Ooi....

Self-publishing is hard work! Sometimes it feels like I work 2 full-time jobs. Lately, I've been spending hours formatting my novels when...

There's a lot going on in my writing and teaching lives right now! This is an update on all the going-ons. It's not too late to join my...