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ESSAY // TEACHERS & WRITERS MAGAZINE
FEATURE // FANFIADDICT
Entering Storytelling Through the Side Door: What play, collaboration, and creative constraints taught me about kids and writing.
We often view screens and technology as the enemies of learning and creativity in kids, but when our family imposed a “faceless” YouTube rule on our daughter, it resulted in an explosion of creative activity.
Why Sci-Fi Still Doesn’t Have Its Hogwarts
Magic school books dominate fantasy — especially in MG and YA. So why doesn’t science fiction have a Hogwarts equivalent? And what might it look like?
FEATURE // LONE STAR LITERARY LIFE
FEATURE // ILLUMINATION
What Watching My Son Grow as a Reader Taught Me
When my son switched from reading straight-up fantasy to science fiction, it served as a reminder to me that reading tastes evolve over time, and writers would do well to pay attention to why this happens if they want to remain relevant.
Why Kids Need Book Series That Grow With Them
An exploration of why so many kids tend to abandon reading for pleasure as they reach their adolescent and teenage years, and how more book series that age with their readers could help to reduce this trend.
// TRANSMITTED FEEDBACK //
// FEATURED PUBLICATIONS //
ESSAY // TEACHERS & WRITERS MAGAZINE
Entering Storytelling Through the Side Door: What play, collaboration, and creative constraints taught me about kids and writing.
We often view screens and technology as the enemies of learning and creativity in kids, but when our family imposed a “faceless” YouTube rule on our daughter, it resulted in an explosion of creative activity.
FEATURE // FANFIADDICT
Why Sci-Fi Still Doesn’t Have Its Hogwarts
Magic school books dominate fantasy — especially in MG and YA. So why doesn’t science fiction have a Hogwarts equivalent? And what might it look like?
FEATURE // LONE STAR LITERARY LIFE
What Watching My Son Grow as a Reader Taught Me
When my son switched from reading straight-up fantasy to science fiction, it served as a reminder to me that reading tastes evolve over time, and writers would do well to pay attention to why this happens if they want to remain relevant.
FEATURE // ILLUMINATION
Why Kids Need Book Series That Grow With Them
An exploration of why so many kids tend to abandon reading for pleasure as they reach their adolescent and teenage years, and how more book series that age with their readers could help to reduce this trend.
// TRANSMITTED FEEDBACK //