ABBEY LEE NASH

When I was 26 and newly pregnant with my second child, I made the decision to go back to school to earn my MA in English. When I told...

Last week, I wrote about the concept of “radical empathy”—the idea of TRYING to “walk around in someone else’s skin” even when you know...

With winter term winding down, I’m currently wrapping up a unit on To Kill a Mockingbird (TKAM). I rediscovered this gem last year, when...

In the January edition of my author newsletter, Writing by Heart, I wrote about how music inspires my creative process and shared links...

I am so excited about the upcoming release of my YA novel, LIFELINE. I was thrilled when I read the independent Kirkus review of my book....

I’ve been thinking a lot about stories lately—who writes them, who they belong to. When I spoke at Arcadia last month, one student, in...

Music has always been an important part of the creative process for me. When listening to music in the car or while running, it’s not...

Hope has always been a challenging concept for me. Having loved someone who has struggled with addiction for over eight years, hope can...

In LIFELINE, the character Libby finds peace and inner strength through art. Today I’m fortunate to sit down with my dear friend and PA...

On this snowy day, I'm lucky enough to sit down with my friend and fellow children's writer, Bernadette Ziemba, to talk about her new...