A Meditation for Writers: Conjure a SceneJanuary 4, 2017 | Inspiration, The Highlights Foundation Experience"Think about the scene you want to create, and focus on one small element." Laurie Calkhoven is the author of ...By: Laurie Calkhoven
Pat Cummings on Illustration and MentorshipSeptember 2, 2016 | Black Voices, Community Good News, Illustration, Inspiration, Picture BooksLast week, our friend Carolyn Flores posted a message on her Facebook page: “I want to thank two people who have ...By: Pat Cummings
Sarah Aronson on Play, Revision and the Whole Novel WorkshopAugust 11, 2016 | Inspiration, NovelsThis blog post has been reprinted from an article from Sarah Aronson’s weekly Creativity Journal, with permission. ...By: Sarah Aronson
How Your Writing Community Can Help You Take Creative RisksJune 30, 2016 | Community Good News, For Beginners, InspirationWhew. I have just reached the finish line of another school year, and this one has been particularly full of ...By: Kristy Dempsey
Believing in Your Book After 10+ RejectionsMay 26, 2016 | For Beginners, InspirationOne of the best pieces of writerly advice I ever received was from literary agent Stephen Fraser, who was with the ...By: Carmen Oliver
Meg Medina Shares Magic at The BarnMay 2, 2016 | Campus Happenings, InspirationI’ve come to expect certain things at The Barn. You know the things: good food, good books, good faculty, good ...By: Alison Green MyersMeg Medina
Sketchbooks: A Place To Suspend Your Creativity Without Losing ItAugust 18, 2015 | For Beginners, Illustration, InspirationAuthor/illustrator Robert J. Blake (robertjblake.com) shared some thoughts about creativity for illustrators: How ...
How to Nurture the Whole WriterJune 6, 2014 | InspirationDonna Jo Napoli, Jerry Spinelli and Eileen Spinelli presented our workshop Everything You Ever Wanted to Know ...
Relax Into Your StoryMay 18, 2014 | For Beginners, InspirationYour ideas will make great stories - but how do you begin writing them? Sometimes it's hard to JUST GET STARTED ...