What Writing and Teaching Resources Does Joanne Rocklin Offer on Her Site?

Joanne Rocklin's site (joannerocklin.com) offers three main resources for writers, teachers, and readers: downloadable articles about writing and teaching, a blog, and a podcast conversation with UC Berkeley about cooking and writing. All three are reachable from the site's main navigation, which lists Home, About, Novels, Early Readers & Picture Books, Blog, and Contact.

Downloadable articles on writing and teaching

The homepage states directly: "Download my articles about writing and teaching if you like." This is the site's most concrete resource for educators and aspiring writers — practical material you can save and use, rather than just biographical information.

How to get them: From the homepage, follow the download link or prompt in the welcome text. If you land on a different page first, return to Home, since the offer appears there rather than in the category menus.

What to expect: The wording indicates articles (plural) covering two distinct areas — the craft of writing and the practice of teaching. That makes them useful in two settings: your own writing development, and classroom or workshop preparation.

A practical tip: Because the site's menu doesn't have a dedicated "Resources" tab, bookmark the download page once you find it. Otherwise you'll be re-reading the homepage each time you want the files.

The blog

The Blog section is a standing part of the site menu, so it's the place to check for current posts and updates. For teachers and writers, a blog by a working children's author is often where you'll find reflections on process, classroom visits, and publishing news that don't fit into a static article.

How to use it: Open Blog from the menu to see the latest entries. If you're looking for something specific — say, how a particular book came together — scan post titles rather than expecting a searchable archive, since the site doesn't advertise one.

Podcast with UC Berkeley on cooking and writing

The homepage highlights a "PODCAST WITH UC BERKELEY ON COOKING AND WRITING." This is the site's most distinctive resource: a recorded conversation linking two subjects that rarely appear together.

Why it's worth your time: If you teach writing, the cooking-and-writing pairing is a ready-made angle for a lesson or workshop prompt — sensory detail, sequence, and recipe-as-structure all translate easily to the page. If you're a writer, it's a chance to hear how a published author talks about craft in an unscripted format rather than in written advice.

How to find it: Look for the podcast link or mention in the homepage welcome text. The site doesn't list it as a separate menu item, so the homepage is your entry point.

Choosing which resource fits your need

What the site does not provide

The available site content doesn't describe a structured course, a paid workshop, a newsletter signup, or a searchable article index. If you need sequenced instruction or a formal curriculum, these resources are better treated as supplementary material than as a complete program.

A note on the author's standing

The homepage notes that Rocklin's children's books have received starred reviews and awards including the SCBWI Golden Kite, Parents' Choice Gold Medal, Sydney Taylor Notable, ALA Notable, and the California Library Association Beatty Award, and that they appear on many state lists. That context matters when weighing her teaching articles: the advice comes from an author with a sustained track record in children's publishing, which is most relevant if children's books are your focus.

For questions about the resources themselves or about ordering autographed books, the site's Contact page is the appropriate route.