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If You Want to be a Writer....Advice for Young Authors Who Want to be Published
#ncte #nctevillage #ila #scbwi #nwp #amwriting As a teacher of writing, I have the pleasure of working with young authors who have...
Susan Koehler
Apr 19, 20195 min read


The Journey Beyond Breast Cancer
The journey began on March 14, 2018. My mind was in a continuous loop: It’s got to be nothing. Breast cancer doesn’t run in my family. I...
Susan Koehler
Mar 13, 20197 min read


Who’s Really "Getting it Wrong" in Reading?
“Why Are We Still Teaching Reading the Wrong Way?” This is the title of American Public Media journalist Emily Hanford’s dangerously...
Susan Koehler
Nov 6, 20184 min read


What’s All the Hullabaloo about Libraries?
The West Flagler Branch Public Library in Miami was so close to home that by the time I was old enough to cross Flagler Street...
Susan Koehler
Aug 9, 20184 min read


Five Ways to Fail as a Writer
You have a gift. You have ideas. You have the passion to form words into images, concepts, and aha moments for adoring readers. You can...
Susan Koehler
Jul 11, 20184 min read


The Reading Race
Runners, take your mark. Ready. Set. Go! Sprinters break from the blocks and explode onto the track. Arms and legs alternate in a visual...
Susan Koehler
Jun 14, 20185 min read


Getting Ready for Kindergarten
Preparing to enter kindergarten is an exciting experience. It’s also a little scary. Parents of preschoolers often wonder if their...
Susan Koehler
Jun 14, 20185 min read


Collecting and Nurturing Ideas
Where do you get your ideas? Any author who’s ever visited a school has been asked this question. Everybody wants to know the answer....
Susan Koehler
May 28, 20182 min read
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