Wednesday, May 14, 2008
The New Book!!!!
I arrived home yesterday afternoon from my yoga class to find that UPS had delivered Lili's Gift. Needless to say, it is a thrill to hold a book you have written in your hands. The book looks great! The cover artist, Wes Lowe, did an excellent job capturing Lili.
The publication of Lili's Gift has taken almost three years . The average children's book takes two to four years to appear. So kids, don't be discouraged in this age of instant messaging and the Internet if you don't immediately see the results of your writing.
Saturday, May 03, 2008
Reading My Poetry at the Library
Today I was one of five poets reading their poetry at the James City Library. Every year I hopefully enter the Poetry Society of Virginia's Annual Poetry Contest and in the last couple of years I've gleaned a Second Honorable Mention, a Third Honorable Mention, and once a citation. (Whatever that means!) This year I won a third prize. There were over 1800 submissions in 30 categories.I was delighted to be able to read the winning poem today.
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Melridge Elementary and Kidpub
I received two e-mails today from Ms. Starr's Fabulous 5th Graders at Meldrige Elementary in Concord Township, Ohio. They are reading Divided Loyalties, and they sent me a few questions about the book. They have learned about "necessaries" and I have learned about a great site that publishes kids' writing. This link will take you to stories written by Ms. Starr's kids.
http://www.kidpub.com/node/57726
http://www.kidpub.com/node/57726
