In 5th grade, my teacher, Mrs. Madsen was so impressed with my story entitled, The Mother's Day Present, that she sent it to the Fun Publishing Company and it was printed in a 1974 edition of I Got An Idea!... Right then and there an author seed was planted. The seed as been slow to flourish so I decided that it was time to do some gardening to help it along and see how it grows.
My first step last year was to join the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators organization to get me motivated. Because of this, I found out about the Rocky Mountain Chapter's Spring Writing Conference which I attended yesterday. As I drove to Boulder, I felt uneasy about attending the conference and that I would be truly out of my element but was pleasantly surprised with the positivity and welcoming of the others who attended. It was a full day of seminars given by the conference faculty which was comprised of authors, agents and editors. I learned a tremendous amount about the process and was energized and motivated to continue to try to improve my writing ability. While there I ran into an old friend and met a new friend, both of whom live near me and we decided to form a critique group. This group will be important to keep me accountable and moving forward.
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