Educating for a Better World, Best Books from 2023
From the Greater Good website, best books for educators who want to make the world (and their classrooms) better places.
Making Room for Themes
Themes are not something you put into your writing. They grow out of the things you love.
Why Plant Trees?
“He that plants trees loves others besides himself.” Thomas Fuller, 1654-1734
Where do characters come from?
What’s the best way to develop characters?
How Character Drives Description
“What do you love most in the world? Big and little things, I mean. A trolley car, a pair of tennis shoes? These, at one time when we were children, were invested with magic for us.”
Ray Bradbury
Writing Style: Learning to Think in Verbs
“The road to hell is paved with adverbs and I’m prepared to shout it from the roof tops.” – Stephen King
My New Book
