So against what might be my better judgment, I'm teaching the weeklong class for 12-16 year olds in "getting published" again this year. I have doubled or possibly tripled the amount of activities I have planned and I think it will go a lot better than last year. The idea is that we learn to "think like editor/publishers" and go over all the parts ( Read more... )

On Monday I went to the instructor orientation for a summer enrichment program at a local college where I'll be teaching a class on getting published. It was all generally pleasant and straightforward. However, I did keep finding myself brought up short when the program director kept saying things like "Safety is our most important concern," and " ( Read more... )

I'm going to be teaching a weeklong, three hour per day class in publishing at the Summer Institute at the College of St. Rose this July. The class will be composed of up to 20, though probably more like 12 to 15, 6th through 10th graders (listing to the younger end, I'm told ( Read more... )