Lorrie’s Blog
Colon Confessions
This is a punctuation story with advice about anything that gives you the writing willies.
Favorite Reading & Writing Tips, Tools, & Hacks
Here is a list of routines, hacks, products, and places that nurture and support the reading and writing life.
Parent's Reading & Writing Resources
This is a list of reading and writing resources for parents.
Mrs. Tom's Guide to Adding Details to Your Writing
Download Mrs. Tom’s Guide to Adding Details to Your Writing. It’s a resource your entire family can use forever!
Helping Kids Love Writing Without Lifting a Pencil
Here are five real world, sustainable suggestions for helping your kids love writing—without lifting a pencil!
Falling in Love with Revision and Editing
Whenever you need to help your kids with revision and editing at home, use this approach so you can all fall in love with the process of making your writing shine.
Help Your Kids Love Writing With Three Little Lines Anyone Can Write
Find out how writing haiku (the Lorrie Tom way) helps kids and parents fall in love with writing.
Getting Out of Simple Sentence Jail With Dashes and More
Use commas, parentheses, and dashes to set yourself free from the shackles of simple sentence jail.