You. Year-end reviews give you the best and the worst—of books, movies, TV shows, and, well, everything. What I love about these lists is that they don’t necessarily include the most popular. In fact, one list of best performances in … Continue reading →

Writing Is About YOU I’m an excellent teacher. How do I know? 1) I’ve witnessed improvements in my students’ skills and confidence. 2) My students tell me. 3) Professional evaluations from experts (i.e.: my principal).  You know what’s not on … Continue reading →

Find Where You Belong In elementary school, I was friends with girls who would later become the “popular clique” in high school. I had different friends by then, but I never believed them to be snobby the way others sometimes … Continue reading →

Write for You Remember when writing was fun? Yeah, sometimes me neither. Sometimes we get so caught up in making sure we’re doing everything “right” that we forget why we even started. Yes, we need to study our craft, but … Continue reading →