I’m at NCTE!

It was 80 degrees in Atlanta today, but it was nice and cool inside the World Congress Center. I’m proud of myself for doing better on this last road trip of the year; so far I’ve gotten my steps in by walking instead of taking a cab, I just had a huge salad for dinner (with only a small slice of cake and ONE slice of pizza), I had fresh fruit for lunch, and I managed to get some writing done while waiting for a friend at a cafe. I’ve met some incredible educators and reconnected with old friends…and now I’m holed up in the hotel hoping to finish two or three chapters of The Ghosts in the Castle.

Tomorrow I’ll be with Prof. Dixie Keyes, author Crystal Allen, and educator Corey Oliver for our 8am panel “Everyone Has a Story: Authors Advocating for Student Writing” (Room A402). I brought a few Rosetta Press books to sell and then at 10am I head over to Publisher Spotlight’s booth (434) to sign copies of Melena’s Jubilee. Then it’s lunch with friends and off to the airport. I’d really like to see Gregory Christie’s store at the Decatur Mall…he’s signing at 11am, so I’ll get to see him in the exhibit hall—and you will, too, if you stop by!

Okay, back to writing…