Keynote speaker. Author of books for young readers (FIG PUDDING, FLYING SOLO, and MARSHFIELD DREAMS) and writing teachers (JOY WRITE, THE WRITING TEACHER'S COMPANION). I'm a passionate nature photographer and huge fan of Jackson Browne and dark chocolate.https://bsky.app/profile/arrowpoint17.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/arrowpoint17.bsky.social/post/3m3mzel6e322gToday is National Writing Day. Why do I write? I write to make sense of my life. I write to discover what I have to say. Writing allows me to celebrate the power of language. Www.ralphfletcherbooks.com20 Oct 2025 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:5klnyy4pxtcom2jbstz52ios/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3mzel6e322ghttps://bsky.app/profile/arrowpoint17.bsky.social/post/3m2hjm4dwrc2iSassy bird puffsplainin to you.05 Oct 2025 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:5klnyy4pxtcom2jbstz52ios/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2hjm4dwrc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/arrowpoint17.bsky.social/post/3lxx5s2u7622sAll my life's a circle...03 Sep 2025 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:5klnyy4pxtcom2jbstz52ios/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxx5s2u7622shttps://bsky.app/profile/arrowpoint17.bsky.social/post/3ltxpa6cqd22gPuffin-mania! I saw thousands of them in Newfoundland.15 Jul 2025 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:5klnyy4pxtcom2jbstz52ios/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltxpa6cqd22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/arrowpoint17.bsky.social/post/3ltcduiojic2dSwimming jaguar. Brazil.06 Jul 2025 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:5klnyy4pxtcom2jbstz52ios/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltcduiojic2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/arrowpoint17.bsky.social/post/3lr4ntagbf22dCover photo--mine!--on the Sept issue of the California English Journal.08 Jun 2025 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:5klnyy4pxtcom2jbstz52ios/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr4ntagbf22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/arrowpoint17.bsky.social/post/3lphlrzxvhk25Bluebird on Bluesky!18 May 2025 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:5klnyy4pxtcom2jbstz52ios/app.bsky.feed.post/3lphlrzxvhk25https://bsky.app/profile/arrowpoint17.bsky.social/post/3lp5hmwj7m22jFat water droplet, like a crystal ball, nestled on a young lupine plant.14 May 2025 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:5klnyy4pxtcom2jbstz52ios/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp5hmwj7m22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/arrowpoint17.bsky.social/post/3lokbdutwe22hLupine and white birch.07 May 2025 01:41 +0000at://did:plc:5klnyy4pxtcom2jbstz52ios/app.bsky.feed.post/3lokbdutwe22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/arrowpoint17.bsky.social/post/3lnsi5en7f223Contact me if you're interested in a very chill writing retreat in unspoiled Downeast Maine. Georgia Heard and I had a great time last summer and will be running the Quoddy Writing Retreat again this summer. July 27-Aug 1. We still have four spaces available. I hope you'll join us!27 Apr 2025 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:5klnyy4pxtcom2jbstz52ios/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnsi5en7f223https://bsky.app/profile/arrowpoint17.bsky.social/post/3lmmouxczek2e@tanyakonerman.bsky.social12 Apr 2025 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:5klnyy4pxtcom2jbstz52ios/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmmouxczek2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/arrowpoint17.bsky.social/post/3lmckffuuic2cPodcast about our writing retreat. I'll be co-leading it with Georgia Heard. We still have about four spaces left. Get in touch with me if you're interested. www.ralphfletcherbooks.com08 Apr 2025 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:5klnyy4pxtcom2jbstz52ios/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmckffuuic2chttps://bsky.app/profile/arrowpoint17.bsky.social/post/3llplqajtb224Terrific novel. I'm probably the last one to get around to reading it. Incredible to think that the author wrote this powerful book when she was just 23 years old.01 Apr 2025 00:14 +0000at://did:plc:5klnyy4pxtcom2jbstz52ios/app.bsky.feed.post/3llplqajtb224https://bsky.app/profile/arrowpoint17.bsky.social/post/3llm57fswes2k"Writing helps us discover what we know. Writing is different than talking. When we jot something down, we distill its essence; it becomes part of us; we own it in a new way." from Joy Write: Cultivating High-Impact, Low-Stakes Writing.30 Mar 2025 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:5klnyy4pxtcom2jbstz52ios/app.bsky.feed.post/3llm57fswes2khttps://bsky.app/profile/arrowpoint17.bsky.social/post/3llbsrnsow22mWe had 27 participants last summer at this retreat and 10 of them have decided to come back again this summer. We still have about five spaces left. Email me if interested: figpudding@gmail.com26 Mar 2025 12:43 +0000at://did:plc:5klnyy4pxtcom2jbstz52ios/app.bsky.feed.post/3llbsrnsow22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/arrowpoint17.bsky.social/post/3llbsrnsow22mWe had 27 participants last summer at this retreat and 10 of them have decided to come back again this summer. We still have about five spaces left. Email me if interested: figpudding@gmail.com26 Mar 2025 12:43 +0000at://did:plc:5klnyy4pxtcom2jbstz52ios/app.bsky.feed.post/3llbsrnsow22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/arrowpoint17.bsky.social/post/3ll5wnzqkkc2tWho wants to write this summer? Join Georgia Heard and me in beautiful Downeast Maine for the 5 day Quoddy Writing Retreat. Email for more info: figpudding@gmail.com Only a few spots left!24 Mar 2025 23:42 +0000at://did:plc:5klnyy4pxtcom2jbstz52ios/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll5wnzqkkc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/arrowpoint17.bsky.social/post/3ll5wnzqkkc2tWho wants to write this summer? Join Georgia Heard and me in beautiful Downeast Maine for the 5 day Quoddy Writing Retreat. Email for more info: figpudding@gmail.com Only a few spots left!24 Mar 2025 23:42 +0000at://did:plc:5klnyy4pxtcom2jbstz52ios/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll5wnzqkkc2t