I had the pleasure of being the dinner speaker at the first meeting of the year of the Upper Shore Literacy Chapter. The title of the talk was “Calling All Aspiring Writers: Tools of the Trade from a Local Author.” Attendees at this gathering included classroom teachers, reading specialists, classroom teachers, administrators, college professors, teaching assistants, parents and retired educators.
At this meeting, I had the opportunity to share with the audience my journey as a children’s book author. We circled back to how my experience can help inspire students and adults to embrace the writing process and if desired, publish their work. We reviewed the Dr. Toughlove’s Tips for Young Writers that can be found on the Resources for Kids page on this website. A lively question and answer period followed.
Mary Lou Nelson invited me to speak and I’d like to thank her, Co-chairs Lisa Herckner and Jennifer Osborne, and all of the participants for an invigorating session. I hope you will consider joining this group.