Judy Lindquist

During this week of Thanksgiving 2021, I am sure that all over, there have been people giving thanks for the many blessings in their...

At the grocery store this week I asked the cashier if they had gotten in their Christmas Stamps yet. When she said that they had, I...

This week I started preparing in earnest, my presentation for the Sources Conference at the University of Central Florida in January. ...

This week I once again hit the milestone of completing a first draft of a middle grades novel. This is my sixth middle grades novel. I...

"Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines what you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do...

Last week I think I unknowingly conducted an experiment in my classroom. My students were participating in a Team STEM Challenge in which...

This week I finished watching the video recordings of some Boot Camp Workshops that were provided through SCBWI ( The Society of...

With the 2021 Banned Book Week now behind us, I am reflecting on some of the discussions that populated that week for me. Censorship is...

Writing can be a very isolating profession, as it is something we mainly do alone. For many of us, we enjoy the solitude of writing,...

Several years ago, as I was getting ready to present to a group of brand new teachers, I found a wonderful article that focused on one...

A Growth Mindset. That all-important emotional perspective that will help us ultimately be successful. We all think we have it. But do...

Work-Life Balance. A new buzzword. There is so much written about it. Web sites, books, articles, blogs, and podcasts all devoted to...

This is a tough time to be a teacher. Or a medical professional. Or a writer. Or a woman. OK- this is a tough time for all of us. We...

I recently revisited a book I read a while ago by Gretchen Rubin- Better Than Before. Like many lifestyle and motivational books, it...

At the end of July, I was spending time with a friend and lamented that “summer is over next week”. She looked at me with confusion in...

I wrote an article on this topic that appeared in the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Fall 2019 Bulletin, and shared...

One of the hardest things to do as an author is to cut words. To delete passages or scenes. Even just eliminating descriptions can be...

I have been without my sense of smell for just over 5 weeks now. That was when I passed out, hit my head, fractured my skull, and had a...

I have thought a lot about beginnings this week. I have been part of my school district’s Great Beginnings Team this week, and in that...

This past week, I had the pleasure and privilege of being part of a Summer Teacher Institute put on jointly by the Gilder Lehrman...