I was up early working on I,Q2, then off to Chillicothe Middle School to speak to 6th and 7th grade for Laurinda Davison and Pat Nichols. This is my 3rd visit for Laurinda. We were joined by some students from Chula School as well. Laurinda is amazing! She manages to […]
Last night I got to the hotel a little later than I expected, so I wasn’t up as early as usual. I did manage to get some work in on I,Q2 this morning, and bit more this evening. I hope to have a more productive day tomorrow. I’m in Chillicothe, […]
Marie and I are up so early to catch or flight to Missouri I’m not sure why we bothered to sleep. My seat is still warm from yesterday’s flight. Actually Marie didn’t sleep…much. But she’s conked out now. Below is a photo of what she looks like sleeping in her […]
One of those very busy, frenetic days on the road. I was up late last working on I,Q2, packing, getting reading to leave Boise. Up this morning at 6AM. I spoke twice at “The Young Writer’s Conference” hosted by Stephanie Youngerman and a group of fabulous volunteers, then I signed […]
I can make the official announcement now… Today I was given the Evelyn Sibley Lampman Award presented Children’s Services Division of the Oregon Library Association. “The Evelyn Sibley Lampman Award was established in 1982 to honor a living Oregon author, librarian, or educator who has made a significant contribution to […]
Up early in Boise. Started out in a panic because I couldn’t find my Starwalker. Thought I left it at the bookstore last night, or lost it somewhere!!! So, I began the writing session this morning using a blue pen cartridge (I told you the pen wasn’t a wand), then […]
I’m in Boise, Idaho, a short flight from Oregon. And I won’t even tell what time I got up to work on I,Q because it would just scare you. But I got a slot of work in before school. This morning I spoke at William Taft Elementary to 4th, 5th, […]
My bag is packed and I’m writing this morning before I fly to Idaho, and of course I’ve switched back to my Moleskine journal to keep I,Q2 moving forward as I travel. There is nothing magic about writing in a Moleskine journal. I just like the size and the fact […]
Someone wrote toe yesterday and asked how many chapters I had left to write on I,Q2. The answer is that I really don’t know. That depends on how long the remaining chapters have to be to finish the story. What a writer does…at least what this writer does…is to sit […]
Apparently, Marie and I were a bit on the tired side last night after getting back from Nevada. Asleep by 8:00. Up at 5:30 with more than nine hours of shuteye resulting in a very perky day for both of us. Beautiful sunrise this morning. I love to wake up […]
