On May 28th, just a few days before school was out for the summer, I had the amazing privilege to meet the 4th grade class who gave me feedback on The Adventures of Pearley Monroe. They had no idea I was coming and the local news, KCRA, captured it as well. Meeting those kids and talk to them face to face meant as much to me as it did them.[youtube]http://youtu.be/15i8A3_JB4E[/youtube] The kids all peppered me with questions and comments. I had each of them tell me their name first so I ... View the Post
When the readers respond…this is what success looks like!
When I was having some questions about a scene in "The Adventures of Pearley Monroe" I decided to go to the best source I could find for help ~ my readers! [youtube]http://youtu.be/XTSmQsk-TpI[/youtube] I contacted a fourth grade teacher, Michael La Marr and he decided to get feedback from his students. Each day he would read a chapter and then the students would respond to what they liked or didn't like. The result was a book that was made better because of their valuable insights. As a ... View the Post