There is a special sort of anxiousness that accompanies adult events to which kids are welcome. First you go all-out making sure there is something for the kids to do (we invited the unparalleled Church Street School for Music and Art to do an all-ages bookmaking craft) then you have to make sure the adults […]
[ Read More...]Sarah Gerkensmeyer to John Jodzio, one Pen Parentis Fellow to another
Today is the day of the changeover – we give a $1000 check to a new Pen Parentis Fellow at the season opener for our Salons. Ten seasons – it’s astonishing. We are so thrilled and gratified at the wonderful response that we get from our audiences. Our 2013-2014 Writing Fellow is John Jodzio, who […]
[ Read More...]Guest Blog – On a Book Tour with a Teen
Hello everyone! We are excited to welcome Brooklynite writer and filmmaker Peter von Ziegesar who wrote his entry while on a recent Reading Tour to Kansas City with his kids. Nostalgic…informative…take it away Peter: July 7-14th This week I fly to Kansas City to do a reading of my book The Looking Glass Brother: A […]
[ Read More...]How to Make Money as a Writer (and feed your kids).
I’m reluctant to post this, because it is about making money. It is not about art. It will not feed your soul. (It might feed your family, however.) But here goes: As the parent of two kids, I’m always worried about college and other extremely high-cost future ticket items (not to mention the expensive current […]
[ Read More...]Scott Elliott guest blogs on BOOK TOURS WITH KIDS – part 3
Here is the last of a three-part guest blog by Scott Elliott, who lives and teaches in Walla Walla, Washington. Scott is the father of two boys and two books, Coiled in the Heart and Temple Grove: A Novel. Click here for his bio. Okay, Scott – We are about to hear about the […]
[ Read More...]Scott Elliott guest blogs on BOOK TOURS WITH KIDS – part 2
Here is the second of a three-part guest blog by Scott Eliott, who lives and teaches in Walla Walla, Washington. Scott is the father of two boys and two books, Coiled in the Heart and Temple Grove: A Novel. Click here for his bio. Tell us more about your recent book tour with the […]
[ Read More...]Do you need an extension?
As someone who often writes under a deadline, I have been using homework assignments to try to teach my kids the value of pacing oneself. I started college as the kid who finished all her assignments at 4am on the day they were due (I also used to suck on my used tea bags to […]
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