Dr. Gary D. Schmidt
Welcome in to the Rainy Dais Writing Studio!
I'm so glad you're here. Grab a beverage. Gather your thoughts. Get comfy and stay a while.
Sept 23, 2026
I just pulled this video from the archives! I absolutely loved sitting down with Kid Lit author, Gary Schmidt. He is truly one of my very favorite writers, and I used to be able to say that I've read everything he's ever written for kids, but honestly, I think he's sneaked a few books out while I've been phenomenally busy with my own projects.
Gary has his fingerprints all over my career, and I was thrilled to sit down with him and talk about writing.
Hope you love this!
Daisy Rain
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Daisy Rain Martin has spent the bulk of her career in education as well as advocating for survivors of abuse in any form. She has earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology, a Master of Arts degree in Curriculum and Instruction and, most recently, a Master of Fine Arts in Writing from Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
She was honored to receive the 2023 Idaho Human Rights Educator of the Year Award from the Wassmuth Center for Human Rights. Shortly thereafter, the Wassmuth Center asked Daisy to collaborate with a team of amazing educators to create 4th grade social studies and language arts curriculum called Ida-Gem. She was featured on a Get Caught Reading poster in 2024, sponsored by Every Child a Reader, featuring the book, Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921Tulsa Race Massacre by award-winning author, Brandy Colbert.
Daisy currently writes full time, provides professional development for educators and writers and takes every opportunity to speak to audiences of all ages about making the world a kinder, better, safer place for ALL.
In the spring and summer, she is an avid gardener and practitioner of doorbell-ditching copious amounts of zucchini, tomatoes and cucumbers on her neighbor’s porches. She has yet to be caught.
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