Kids are addicted to Video Games. Kids learn from Video Games. Kids are addicted to social media because they worry about missing out on fun (FOMO) Kids use social media to connect with friends and it makes them feel less lonely. eBooks are the death…
READ MOREExperts and parents seem united: children should learn to write cursive. Experts trot out numerous studies and brain-scan results to support this position. Kids who can write cursive have bigger vocabularies. They express more ideas. They write more quickly than those who use a keyboard….
READ MOREHola, It’s been a brief blog vacation, but I’m back. I have a feeling you managed to survive. So let’s jump right into it. You have a manuscript. You’ve tinkered and retouched and reread until you’re beginning to hate every word you wrote, and then…
READ MOREApologies for slipping off the blog train – I’ve been hard at the writing for the past couple of months meeting some deadlines (no excuse, I just feel I should offer some bogus excuse). But enough about my shortcomings! I’d like to share with you…
READ MOREI was recently, and pleasantly, surprised by the nomination of my book Striker for a Silver Birch Award. Striker is a soccer-based story about Cody Dorsett, a 12-year old boy, and his struggle to get past a brush with cancer. The illness itself provides the…
READ MORESorry, it’s true. I must apologize ahead of time to all the educators who devote so much time and energy to teaching our children. The vast majority of teachers, principals, and administrators I’ve met over the years are truly dedicated to the educational profession, and…
READ MOREA MARKETING TALE Once upon a time I had a great idea for a book series … Rolling hills, the mists of time, medieval imagery – and the adventures of the kids of Robin Hood and his Merry Men. It seemed like such a good…
READ MOREYou have a great idea for a book – Awesome! You’re tired of just thinking about it. You’re fingers hover over the keyboard (or if you’re old-school like me, your pen hovers over the page). It’s go-time. Then you stare at the blank page for half-an-hour….
READ MOREA Practical Perspective on Kids and Reading Don’t run away! I’m not playing the blame game or finger-pointing – but isn’t it time we realistically and rationally discussed why kids don’t read much, especially boys. This is what I know: 1. Self-righteous, Proust-like rants about the…
READ MOREAre those trumpets I hear in the distance? Can’t hear them? Trust me, they’re blasting away. This my the first blog. So why should I read your blog, I hear you cry. Here’s why: I’m letting you inside – right inside my head – right…
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