Ralph Fletcher (born March 17, 1953) is an American writer of children's picture books, young adult fiction, and poetry.

After receiving his master's degree, Ralph worked in New York City classrooms as part of the Teacher College writing project.

[3] He is married to JoAnn Portalupi with whom he has collaborated on several professional educator books.

Fletcher writes that "keeping a notebook may be the single best way to survive as a writer."

This book provides examples of situations in which Fletcher personally used his writer's notebook for himself to cope, jot down story starters, write poems, let out rage or frustrations, or simply a place to unleash all that was on his mind.