For Young Authors

Susan Koehler

Oct 12, 20213 min read

The Many Faces of October

Crisp air, multi-colored leaf piles, and unmistakable winds of change usher in the first full month of fall. And change is a curious...

Susan Koehler

May 31, 20202 min read

Teach Them Love

"...all children need to identify with each other instead of learning to identify some children as the other."

Susan Koehler

Apr 19, 20195 min read

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

Aug 9, 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

Jul 11, 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

May 28, 20182 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....

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