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Conference bound and back.
I attended the Chicago SCBWI Conference with my fellow critique group writer Chris Mandelski. She’s lived in the Chicago area, so it was great to go with her, meet her friends in Illinois and see Esther Hershenhorn again. Chicago was not too cold in November, so we also had a great dinner and saw the show Jersey Boys about Frankie Valli and his falsetto singing. Lots of snappy songs and nostalgia for me.
Future conferences for me include Austin and Houston. Then I’ll head to TLA in San Antonio and round out the year with a picture book workshop in College Station. And I hope to attend the LA SCBWI Conference this year. It’s time to attend a national conference. I’ve not been to one since 2007 and that one was in NYC.
I continue to be on the search for author visits and hope you consider this if you are a librarian or writing coach in an elementary school.
My critique group, named Will Write For Cake, is starting a blog and hopefully between the seven of us, we will be entertaining, thought provoking and encouraging to writers.
Book Signing Photos!
Promotion for two new picture books sure is fun. The best part is reading to the kids at a presentation. Talking and signing books afterwards is GREAT!
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Promoting four picture books is GREAT!
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My school visit at Moreno Elementary in Houston was fantastic. They made me feel like I was the most important person they had ever met. There were posters, flyers, excited students, and a fabulous introduction.
The students were great listeners and very polite.
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Dani, Alyssa, and Doris at the book launch for My Even Day at Gayle’s Hallmark in Kingwood, TX
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Foster Elementary in Kingwood, TX sure knows how to greet and treat an author. What a surprise to drive by and see my name on the marquee in front of the school.
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Cate & Lily at Happy Birthday book launch |
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Mallory at a signing |
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A book for Mallory
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