Judy Lindquist

Perseverance is continuing to work toward a goal even when there is difficulty or delay in achieving success. Resilience is the ability...

This week was my first School Author Visit of this school year, with four more already scheduled for January and February. Maybe not...

I was recently participating in a day-long training on mental health for children. Part of the initial orientation focused on how, as...

I hope that everyone was able to take time this week to gather with those near and dear to them and to take some time out of their busy...

This past week was World Diabetes Day, and the first of this month was Type 1 Diabetes Day. There are endless lists of awareness days,...

The Fall Children’s Book Week just wrapped up! There is also a Children’s Book Week in the spring. This is an annual celebration of...

Beta readers are those people who read your completed manuscript with the goal of giving feedback. This feedback then becomes the...

Libraries have long been an integral part of a community. Whether it is a small-town library that is housed in a renovated home, or a...

I was recently listening to a podcast from Tony Robbins, on strategies for becoming more productive. He kept coming back to PATTERNS....

Yesterday I had the privilege of being a presenter at a Teacher’s Conference. Conferences have always been a staple for most industries...

I have been thinking a great deal about the word home this week. I recently finished reading A Place in the World by Frances Mayes,...

I was recently having a discussion with some of my 4th grade students. We were discussing books and genres and sharing our favorite...

This week a new journalism club was launched at my school. Open to 4th and 5thgraders, two other teachers and I are sponsoring this...

Banned Books Week starts today! This is a week designed to raise awareness of censorship and to celebrate the freedom to read. First...

Mundane tasks. Those routine, repetitive, sometimes boring, often mindless tasks that must be done. They are a necessary part of any...

The world is a tough place. Things don’t always go as planned. Disappointment is par-for-the-course. Challenges and obstacles seem to...

I am an American Public-School Teacher. I am not “indoctrinating” children. I am not “grooming” children. I am educating students. I...

I have been thinking a lot about journals and diaries and notebooks lately. This week I “took custody” of my paternal grandfather’s...

We live in a world full of feedback. Simply put, our action gets a result, and whether or not that is the result we wanted, we know...

This is the moment every writer works for! When they can send their newly published book out into the world! Although this is my fourth...