Rock Star Weekend!

I felt like a rock star this weekend! I was at the society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Conference (SCBWI) in Los Angeles with 1,100 other writers. And I got to hang out with other rock stars, like Richard Peck, Linda Sue Park, Sherman Alexie, Eve Bunting, Holly Black, Ellen Harper, David Wiesner!!! We ate rubber chicken and talked about writing and books for days—I can’t think of much I’d rather do. Sherman made us cry, Richard made us think, David made us wish we could draw, and Lin Oliver and Steve Mooser made us all feel so welcome we wanted to move in! My editor, Dinah, fed me shrimp and enchiladas, and Linda Sue took us to a Korean restaurant where I learned I like kim chi but jellyfish—not so much. I recommend you find people who love to do what you love and go do it with them. And rock on!