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2 Big Tips for Great Interviews (plus 1 more)

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Orlean, Turnaround

Journalist and author Megan Willome has two tips for great interviews. (Make that three tips.)

Filed Under: Blog, writer's group resources, Writing Business Tips, Writing Tips

Book Club Announcement: “Twirl” by Callie Feyen

By Megan Willome 6 Comments

Join us on March 13 as we begin a new book club discussion of Callie Feyen’s ‘Twirl: My Life With Stories, Writing & Clothes.’ Dress up, or dress down. It’s your choice!

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Children’s Book Club: “Only One Woof”

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Must every children’s book be zippy? Author Megan Willome discusses ‘Only One Woof,’ one of James Herriot’s animal stories.

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Reader, Come Home: January’s Pages

By Megan Willome 14 Comments

Come learn the secrets of being a deep reader with author Megan Willome. And share your January pages for our monthy Reader, Come Home column.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, Libraries, Reader Come Home

By Heart: “Stopping by Woods” + New Herrick “Delight in Disorder” Challenge

By Megan Willome 29 Comments

Tweetspeak’s 2019 general theme is ‘Renaissance.’ So we just had to dip into Renaissance poetry! Join us as we learn Robert Herrick’s “Delight in Disorder,” By Heart.

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An Easy Way to Write Poetry—Journal!

By Megan Willome 10 Comments

Poetry instructor Karen Rippstein says journaling is an easy way to begin writing poetry.

Filed Under: Art, Blog, poetry teaching resources, writing prompts

Gratitude Together: So This Is Friendship

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Children’s Book Club: “The Upside Down Boy”

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Juan Felipe Herrera

Turn over a new leaf— turn all the way upside down. Join us for a Children’s Book Club discussion of poet Juan Felipe Herrera’s picture book memoir, ‘The Upside Down Boy / El Niño de Cabeza.’

Filed Under: Beautiful Words, Blog, Children's Book Club, Children's Stories

Reader, Come Home: December’s Pages

By Megan Willome 12 Comments

Come learn the secrets of being a deep reader with Megan Willome. And share your December pages for our monthy Reader, Come Home column.

Filed Under: Blog, book reviews, Books, Reader Come Home

By Heart: “Let Evening Come” + New Frost “Stopping by Woods” Challenge

By Megan Willome 19 Comments

Jane Kenyon

The nights are short and sometimes the holidays are hard. Find comfort in this month’s By Heart column, in which we wrap up our memorization of Jane Kenyon’s “Let Evening Come.”

Filed Under: Blog, By Heart, Courage Poems, Farm Poems, Poems, poetry, Poetry for Life

Children’s Book Club: “The Crossover”

By Megan Willome 5 Comments

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Tis the season for basketball! Join us for a Children’s Book Club discussion of Kwame Alexander’s novel told through poems, ‘The Crossover.’

Filed Under: Blog, book reviews, Children's Authors, Children's Book Club, Children's Poetry

Writing Toward Joy Workshop—Starts Monday!

By Megan Willome 16 Comments

Colorful Pots

Writing toward Joy is like writing toward North; we’ll never reach North, nor will we ever reach Joy, but when we write ourselves in that direction, a bit of Joy happens. Join us for this inspiring workshop!

Filed Under: Blog, Haiku, Sonnets, Workshops

Reader, Come Home: November’s Pages

By Megan Willome 13 Comments

Sandeep Jauhar

Come learn the secrets of being a deep reader with Megan Willome. And share your November pages for our monthy Reader, Come Home column.

Filed Under: Blog, Podcasts, Read for Fun, Read Like a Writer, Reader Come Home, Reading and Books

By Heart: “Peace” by Sara Teasdale + New Kenyon “Let Evening Come” Challenge

By Megan Willome 12 Comments

Sara Teasdale

Looking for peace? Find it in this month’s By Heart column, in which we wrap up our memorization of Sara Teasdale’s “Peace” and learn some surprising memory techniques.

Filed Under: Blog, By Heart, Sara Teasdale

A Story in Every Soul: Bedtime Stories

By Megan Willome 14 Comments

When we read a bedtime story to a child, something happens in their soul. What exactly? Well, it depends on the story.

Filed Under: A Story in Every Soul, Blog, children, Children's Authors

Children’s Book Club: “Toasting Marshmallows: Camping Poems”

By Megan Willome 5 Comments

S’more time! Join us for a Children’s Book Club discussion of a collection of camping poems called ‘Toasting Marshmallows’ by Kristine O’Connell George.

Filed Under: Blog, Children's Book Club, Children's Poetry, Nature Poems

Reader, Come Home: October’s Pages

By Megan Willome 11 Comments

Great Sand Dunes National Park

Come learn the secrets of being a deep reader with Megan Willome. And share your October pages for our monthy Reader, Come Home column.

Filed Under: Blog, Empathy, Fiction, Reader Come Home

By Heart: “Ulysses” wrapup + New Teasdale “Peace” Challenge

By Megan Willome 10 Comments

“Come, my friends.” Join us for this month’s By Heart column, in which we wrap up our memorization of the last lines of Tennyson’s ‘Ulysses.’

Filed Under: Blog, By Heart, Finding Inspiration

Children’s Book Club: “Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl”

By Megan Willome 8 Comments

diary

If you read ‘Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl’ before 1998, you haven’t read the most complete version. Join us as we discuss the least-known parts of the world’s best-known diary.

Filed Under: Blog, book reviews, Children's Book Club

Reader, Come Home: September’s Pages

By Megan Willome 13 Comments

September's Pages

Do you deep read? Or has your reading entered the danger zone? Come learn the secrets of being a deep reader with Megan Willome. Share your September pages. And, come home.

Filed Under: Blog, book reviews, Reader Come Home, Reading in the Wild

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