By Guest Blogger, Elliott Kurta Introduction Elliott Kurta has been reviewing books for me for over two years. It's been a pleasure to watch him develop his writing skills and I was happy to write letters of recommendation for him to attend writing camp this past summer. He attended The Alpha Writers Workshop in Pittsburgh… Continue reading How to Include Emotion in Writing
For the last eight weeks I have had the privilege of teaching fiction to nine talented teens. When I found out that one student, Sydney Kirsch, was gearing up for NaNoWriMo, I suggested she write about her experience for my blog. Sydney emailed me this post ahead of the due date and I commended her… Continue reading Meet Sydney Kirsch: A Teen Tackling NaNoWriMo– Part I
Lydia is my youngest daughter and is currently taking AP Language and Composition in her junior year at Covenant Day School. In response to a recent assignment she wrote:"Reading has always been a source of entertaining escape for me. I was fed books growing up and developed an insatiable addiction. Literature presents the adventures of… Continue reading A Word from Lydia Baldwin