kristinlgray, Author at Author Kristin L. Gray

Prayers

*UPDATE* E came out of a nearly 10 hour surgery with flying colors! Thank you to everyone who prayed and sent positive thoughts! She’s continued to amaze her cardio team. I saw her about an hour post-op, and she was

An Author Talk

Last week I schlepped the kids to the library to hear children’s author Carla Killough McClafferty. I met Carla a year ago at our state’s SCBWI spring conference.

I have to say, she does a bang-up job of presenting.

Do the Write Thing

My oldest was born in Tennessee, so I have a soft spot for the state. The homeless population has especially been on my mind this week. Between the flood and the oil spill, a lot of folks are in need.

When to query

From ABLA agent Mary Kole, kidlit.com:

I tell people at conferences the same exact things (are y’all listening out there from Dallas?!). If I ask to see something, or I am even remotely interested in what you’re doing,

J.K. Speaks at Harvard, 2008

I love her even more. If you have 10 minutes or so, it’s a treat.

Thanks, Betsy Bird, for the link.

J.K. Rowling Speaks at Harvard Commencement from Harvard Magazine on Vimeo.

I’m Not Jealous

Really, who’d want a room like this with PICTURE BOOK ART on the walls?

Who needs an insanely colorful collection of recycled, found objections and spunky, one of a kind pillows? Me.

A painted red gate for a headboard? Me.

My First Page Problem

Being the indecisive creature I am, I have eight, count them 8, varying versions of my first page. I have a first page problem. Some of it stems from a deep rooted perfectionism or competitiveness. I’m always trying to one-up