March brings me to my third conference of 2017, "From Dreaming to Doing", the regional conference for Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia. I would not have attended except that I learned a member of my online science critique group was from this region and planning to attend. It was close enough for me and thought it'd be nice to meet Kirsten in person. I looked at the schedule and found a few sessions from which I might benefit if I followed the nonfiction track, so I registered.
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If you've suffered coccyx pain (that's the tailbone, folks), like me, you've probably purchased many pillows in an attempt to get some relief when you sit down. By my count, I have bought at least 13 different cushions. Here's my evaluation of each one.
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I remember the excitement of visiting the public library as a child. The magic and suspense of reading favorites like The Velvet Room and The Secret Garden tugged at my imagination. Biographies of George Washington Carver and Betsy Ross allowed me to see the lives of those who came before me and to appreciate their accomplishments. Poetry collections like my favorite The Tall Book of Poems, which I took with me on sleepovers, introduced me to a range of poetry where I could consider how the placement and rhythm of words affected your mood – sometimes bouncy, other times melancholy. Plus, I really loved the way that book felt in my small hands. My goal in writing children’s books, I think, is an attempt to recreate those feelings, those early years of reading books where everything seemed possible.
I received an M.F.A. in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University and won the Karen and Philip Cushman Late Bloomer Award from SCBWI. I worked as a Children's Librarian for 20 years and still prefer to read books written for young people. I have two Cavapoo dogs named Prince Albert and Daisy Wu, and a black kitten named Mortimer. I am married and split time between homes with my husband Rod in Dayton, OH and in Cadiz, KY where we enjoy our pontoon boat on Lake Barkley.
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