I don’t spend all my time with a pencil in my hand or glued to the computer.
Here are some of the other places you might find me.
Singing a bit of karaoke with friends at the Nashville Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Leaving the choir to present the children’s sermon at University Baptist Church, Hattiesburg
Judging a reading fair
Hanging out at the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection
Suffering the first loss at Scrabble on the computer to a college grandson – and no, I never let them win!
Supervising tree-climbing with the younger grandsons
Promoting Ezra Jack Keats at the Mississippi Book Festival
Winning in the Most Experienced Walker category of the 75 miles in six weeks for 75 years of Curious George
Reading at open mike night at the SCBWI Big Chill Retreat
Joining a friend to take book donations to a local school library
Doing presentations of “From Katz to Keats” at schools and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Joining writer friends for critique meeting at the SCBWI
Volunteering at the Fay B. Kaigler Book Festival
Reading for pleasure and reviewing books for Net Galley and earning the following badges:
Or maybe signing my book for Doug Salati, winner of the Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator and Caldecott Awards