A lot of my friends die and never graduate.' As outsiders argue about the value of detention, students reflect on what they ...

The more you read, the more you’ll hone that inner ear. Interestingly, the first thing I do to get myself into a writing frame of mind is read. Robert Louis Stevenson wrote, “I kept always two books ...

most inspiring quotes about children and kids of all ages! Each one will remind you how amazing and special kids truly are—whether they're children of your own or not. And even though there are ...

This is my final column on kids’ screen time. At least for a while. Why? By now, screen dangers are well established. Numerous studies have shown that kids shouldn’t watch hours of brainless ...

Read through these 75 quotes about writing to re-ignite your passion for ... then you write it for children.” — Madeleine L'Engle 5. “Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality.

In a candid chat Rasil Ahuja tells us about why she writes for children, what made her write ‘Unfair’ and all things books. Excerpts from the interview. Tell us about your writing process I ...

Some of the best animated series are written by comedians who also work on late night and do stand-up. Here’s how they create sophisticated humor that works for all ages. It seems like the kind ...

Writing is an art and a craft that needs to ... And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.” –Madeleine L’Engle “If you don’t have time to ...

Answer by Shannon Messenger, author, Keeper of the Lost Cities series: First, don’t ever think you need to dumb the story down to make it understandable to kids. Kids deserve way more credit ...

In that interview, he made an important point for writers of stories for kids: Kids are so much braver ... I learned to write by writing. I tended to do anything as long as it felt like an ...