I’m preparing for three “author talks” coming up in October, and I’m thrilled. I’ve made a career of teaching and the last five years have been primarily “visiting” classrooms for one lesson at a time. I’ve even shared bits of my fiction with students during my day job.
This is different.
For the first time, I’ll be sharing my stories about Roosevelt County with students in Roosevelt County. It’s not a stretch to think that some of the children who will sit in front of me are descendants of the characters I’m writing about. Whoa. Let that sink in.
What I most want to tell them is that their stories matter, and that listening to other people’s stories is important.
Of course, I also want to share the ways that being a writing teacher made me a better writer and that being a writer makes me a better teacher. They probably don’t want to hear about that though, so over the next few weeks, I’ll share here, and I hope you’ll tune in.
If you’re interested in having me visit your school, click here for more information.
