I’ve spent a lot of this past month on the road driving to the hospital, or to a group home, to see my father who has Alzheimer’s. This is a sad time for me, in many ways. One of which is that my father was a true storyteller. He was born with the Gift. Now, his drifting into [...]
Things you should know about the writing life, writers, or if you are inviting authors to speak at an event.
1. There is no substitute for good writing. (Having “connections” in the publishing world won’t help if the writing is not good.) The most useful thing you can do to push your publishing career forward is [...]
Shutta Crum writes books for children and poetry for adults. She is also a storyteller, a lecturer and a librarian. In addition to her current eleven books she has three forthcoming books. Several of her articles about teaching and writing have appeared in professional journals. In 2005, she was honored by being one of eight authors invited to the White House for the Easter Egg Roll. In 2010 she was invited to tour Department of Defense American military base schools across Japan.