Writing Prompts: Consider Author Voice
Think about what it means to establish voice in writing. Tap into reflections from authors on how they approach voice in their own writing and the themes that form that voice.
Katheryn Russell-Brown on She Was the First! The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm
The TeachingBooks Virtual Book Tour is your opportunity to learn from and build personal connections with extraordinary book creators and their brand-new titles. In this post, author Katheryn Russell-Brown talks about her new picture-book biography She Was the First: The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm.
Writing Prompts: Determine Character Voice
Every story has characters whose voices we may remember long after we’ve closed the book. Finding those character voices and writing them authentically is an essential part of the writing process. Listen to these authors discuss how they found their characters’ voices and consider how you might find your own.
Suzanne Slade and Cozbi A. Cabrera on Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks
The TeachingBooks Virtual Book Tour is your opportunity to learn from and build personal connections with extraordinary book creators and their brand-new titles. In this post, Suzanne Slade and Cozbi A. Cabrera talk about their new picture-book biography Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks.
Guest Blogger: Sarah Lynn Scheerger
How to Live on the Edge was inspired by a combination of questions that materialized in my mind six years ago, after I discovered that I had a BRCA gene mutation. [...] The following questions spun in my mind...Lauren Wolk on Echo Mountain
The TeachingBooks Virtual Book Tour is your opportunity to learn from and build personal connections with extraordinary book creators and their brand-new titles. In this post, Lauren Wolk talks about her new novel Echo Mountain.
