The Writing Process Blog Tour

Melissa Wiley asked if I’d like to participate in […]

By Chris Barton|2014-06-10T06:54:14-05:00June 10th, 2014|Chris Barton, Jennifer Ziegler, Melissa Wiley, nonfiction, Shark vs. Train, Super Truck, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch, The Day-Glo Brothers, Tina Kugler, Working|0 Comments

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This is your parental brain on Minecraft

Who knows why author Melissa Wiley‘s children chose Minecraft […]

By Chris Barton|2014-10-11T17:53:24-05:00June 2nd, 2014|A Gamer's Alphabet, Attack! Boss! Cheat Code!, Chris Barton, Melissa Wiley, Minecraft, nonfiction, parenting, video games|0 Comments

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Two lessons in keeping an eye on your files

In my school visits, I often shock audiences by revealing […]

By Chris Barton|2014-10-24T15:58:43-05:00May 11th, 2014|Chris Barton, nonfiction, Pioneers & Pirouettes, Project_P.O., Shark vs. Train, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch, The Day-Glo Brothers, The Nutcracker Comes to America|0 Comments

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Meet the illustrator for my 2015 book Pioneers & Pirouettes!

The text is done for Pioneers & Pirouettes: The […]

By Chris Barton|2014-10-24T15:52:41-05:00March 12th, 2014|ballet, Cathy Gendron, Chris Barton, Christensen brothers, Harold Christensen, Lew Christensen, Millbrook, nonfiction, Pioneers & Pirouettes, The Nutcracker, The Nutcracker Comes to America, Willam Christensen|0 Comments

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New author photos

I just noticed that Don Tate — illustrator of […]

By Chris Barton|2014-05-26T14:55:55-05:00February 2nd, 2014|Charlesbridge, Chris Barton, Don Tate, Eerdmans, Jennifer Ziegler, Lonnie Johnson, nonfiction, Whoosh!|0 Comments

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Lunch with a ballerina, and lots to look forward to

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By Chris Barton|2014-05-26T14:29:54-05:00January 13th, 2014|ballet, Christensen brothers, Harold Christensen, Lew Christensen, Millbrook, nonfiction, Pioneers & Pirouettes, The Nutcracker, Willam Christensen|0 Comments

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Interview Across a Breakfast Table: Big Trees, Fancy Cakes, Primary Sources, and Good Friends

Welcome back to the ongoing series in which […]

By Chris Barton|2014-10-24T15:58:57-05:00December 15th, 2013|ballet, Chris Barton, Christensen brothers, Harold Christensen, Interview Across a Breakfast Table, Jennifer Holm, Jennifer Ziegler, Lew Christensen, nonfiction, Pioneers & Pirouettes, The Nutcracker, The Nutcracker Comes to America, Willam Christensen|3 Comments

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Interview Across a Breakfast Table: Do You Ever Forget What You Wrote?

This week in our ongoing series, I […]

By Chris Barton|2014-05-26T14:32:27-05:00November 1st, 2013|Chris Barton, Don Tate, Interview Across a Breakfast Table, Jennifer Ziegler, nonfiction, Reconstruction, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch|2 Comments

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Interview Across a Breakfast Table: One That Got Away?

The latest in a series from me and Jennifer Ziegler, […]

By Chris Barton|2014-05-26T15:36:10-05:00September 20th, 2013|Chris Barton, Interview Across a Breakfast Table, Jennifer Ziegler, nonfiction|1 Comment

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Interview Across a Breakfast Table: Should That Story Be Fiction or Non-Fiction?

On her blog and here, my wife and I […]

By Chris Barton|2014-05-26T15:36:31-05:00August 2nd, 2013|Chris Barton, Interview Across a Breakfast Table, Jennifer Ziegler, nonfiction, Project_Toast|0 Comments

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