Consider the Short Story
July 16, 2026
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By way of definition, a short story could simply be a story that is, well, short. Ah, but how short? Or how long?
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2026 Summer Blog Series: Joyce Sidman
July 14, 2026
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The first thing I would say is: if you wish to become a writer, sit down and write. Whenever you can. Fit it in around your friends and sports and classes.
2026 Summer Blog Series: Sara Pennypacker
July 7, 2026
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This year, my best advice is: Be honest and be kind, but above all, be brave.
2026 Summer Blog Series: Barbara Carroll Roberts
June 30, 2026
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We have to pay attention to the world around us, because it’s through specific, intentional details that our writing comes alive.
2026 Summer Blog Series: Gary D. Schmidt
June 23, 2026
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When St. Augustine was working on his De Rhetorica, he began by trying to define what words are — not a bad place to start. He concluded that words are signs of real things.
2026 Summer Blog Series: Tracey Baptiste
June 16, 2026
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From Tracey Baptiste: First, you need to experience a lot of stories … To learn, you need to pay attention to the details.
2026 Summer Blog Series: V.T. Bidania
June 9, 2026
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You never know the impact your work might have on others.
2026 Summer Blog Series: Nikki Grimes
June 2, 2026
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When it comes to telling our own stories, it’s crucial that we learn to tell them in our own way …
Summer Blog Series 2026
May 26, 2026
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At almost all of these school author visits, a young person will raise a hand and ask a variant of this question: “What advice can you give so I can become a writer?”
Word of the Day
May 19, 2026
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Merriam-Webster’s daily blog “Word of the Day” is one that this writer finds much in which to delight. It’s not often I discover a new word. But now and again I do.