Summer Writing Camp with Jennifer Serravallo

Today on the Heinemann podcast, we’re packing our bookbags for summer camp!

Teaching writing can feel intimidating, but New York Times best-selling author Jennifer Serravallo says that the best way to be a strong writing teacher is to be a strong writer. And to be a strong writer? Well, you have to write!

Jen is the author of the The Writing Strategies Book: Your Everything Guide to Developing Skilled Writers. This summer, Jenn will be hosting a free interactive, five-week-long online Writing Summer Camp for teachers built around the strategies in her book. Each week she will focus on a different genre of writing to give participants practice across a wide range of writing styles.

But before we get to all of the details, I wanted to talk with Jen about something all writers struggle with: the anxiety around writing…