Author's Chair is such an important part of Writing Workshop, and it is a part that I always find myself skipping for time purposes. Well, I am vowing to turn over a new leaf this year! And to help me stick to my guns, I created a new Author's Chair for my classroom. It was so much fun to research and make... and I think it will be just as fun to use... for both me and my students. First, I started with an old stool that my children had stained from their artistic endeavors. But any stool…