Noblemania

During the summer, I teach a creative writing camp. During the camp, I introduce kids to a book from early in my authorial career, 5-Minute...

The week of 1/20/14, in connection with Writing Week , I had the honor of speaking with the students at the International School of Tan...

My first day of speaking at a school in Tanzania was hugely memorable on two counts. First, because I was speaking at a school in Tanzani...

...was not what it seemed. And what it really was is almost as cool. It was a writing prompt. I know a thing or five about that. W...

In March 2012, I went to Easter Island, fulfilling a longtime dream . Several weeks afterward, I was reminded of something I wrote for ...

One of my first books for Scholastic was 5-Minute Daily Practice: Writing : Yes, that title—and that cover—don’t scream “Must-have”! (I'...