I love this tangerine sky and the way sunlight lit up the crest of the waves. |
1. I got a far better handle on the art of the picture book by developing a method to create a typed dummy to see page turns. It also helped to read it aloud to a teddy bear that Walt bought for the dog (on the right hand side of this website, click on "asylum").
2. I found a good way to get moving when I'm stuck trying to work out a first paragraph.
3. I am much better at multi-tasking because I got a lot of practice this year.
4. It was quite a productive year.
5. I expanded my editorial contacts and my network of writer friends by attending the 21st Century Nonfiction Conference and other SCBWI events.
6. It was a stellar year for some of my writing friends who won contests, went to acquisitions and landed contracts!
7. I used social networking all year long to get the word out about climate change. Every single time I read some crap being passed off as fact, I plastered it all over Facebook and Twitter.
8. I took Climate Literacy Navigating Climate Change, a class offered by the University of British Columbia, and did well enough to land a spot as a teacher's assistant for the course.
9. I wrote a clever little manuscript with a number of activities. I had no intention of writing any activities at all, but they evolved with so little effort and added to the fun that I simply had to include them.
10. I went to the American Association of School Libraries conference in Hartford and had a great time.
While standing in the bitter cold and harsh wind, we watched the sun set at Hammonasset Beach State Park. I was wearing thin gloves, so it took a long time for my fingertips to thaw out. It was worth it though. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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