Nonfiction Authors Dig Deep by Don Tate
Today we continue the Nonfiction Authors Dig Deep series with an essay by author Don Tate. Thank you, Don. When I first got into publishing and for many years afterward, I avoided the topic of slavery, so it’s interesting to me that with my first two authored books, I took on the topic. IT JES’ […]
How Young Nonfiction Writers Can Dig Deep, Part 3
For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been sharing tips for crafting engaging nonfiction. Writing nonfiction involves more than just cobbling together facts. It requires digging deep and sharing information in a way that taps into who the writer is and how he or she views the world. Last week, I suggested ways that writers […]
Nonfiction Authors Dig Deep by Chris Barton
Today we continue the Nonfiction Authors Dig Deep series with an essay by author Chris Barton. Thank you, Chris. There’s a question I ask student audiences immediately after I read aloud my book What Do You Do with a Voice Like That? The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan. It’s a question whose answer is […]
Nonfiction Authors Dig Deep by Donna Janell Bowman
Today we continue the Nonfiction Authors Dig Deep series with an essay by author Donna Janell Bowman. Thank you, Donna. Reading through this inspiring series has me as fascinated by other writers as I am by people in general. It is remarkable that we are each drawn to some ideas but not to others. What […]
How Young Nonfiction Writers Can Dig Deep, Part 2
In last week’s post, I provided a list of six questions that you can ask students as they think about enriching their nonfiction writing by making personal connections to the content. You can scroll down to read them all, but today, I’m going to take a closer look at this question: How can you find […]
Nonfiction Authors Dig Deep by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Today we continue the Nonfiction Authors Dig Deep series with an essay by author Lesa Cline-Ransome. Thank you, Lesa. Much of my life has been shaped by stories. From my earliest days, as a visitor to the Malden Public Library in Massachusetts, I was transformed by the stories I read. As a young girl, so […]
Nonfiction Authors Dig Deep by Karen Romano Young
Today we continue the Nonfiction Authors Dig Deep series with an essay by author Karen Romano Young. Thank you, Karen. Being included—being told you can do this, you can be here, you should be here—is what gets kids engaged and involved in science for now, and for life. When it comes to science, I don’t […]
How Young Nonfiction Writers Can Dig Deep, Part 1
This school year, I decided to try something new for the Monday strand of this blog. I invited 40 award-winning nonfiction authors to discuss how who they are as people—their personalities, passions, beliefs, and life experiences influence the topics they choose and the approaches they take to their writing. Why did I think it was […]
Nonfiction Authors Dig Deep by Michelle Markel
Today we continue the Nonfiction Authors Dig Deep series with an essay by author Michelle Markel. Thank you, Michelle. The picture book biographies of my youth were bloodless recitations of facts. Many years later, when I started writing for children, a new type of illustrated bio was becoming popular: expressive, artistic, poetic. I wanted to […]
Nonfiction Authors Dig Deep by Kelly Milner Halls
Today we continue the Nonfiction Authors Dig Deep series with an essay by author Kelly Milner Halls. Thank you, Kelly. In my early years as a writer, I envied dozens of books written by other nonfiction authors. I had not yet discovered how important it is to find and cling to your inner flame—your core […]