I am very excited to announce that our keynote speaker for our July 17 & 18, 2010 conference will be author Margaret Peterson Haddix! Read on to learn more about Margaret and her presentation:
Margaret Peterson Haddix is the New York Times-bestselling author of more than twenty-five books for kids and teens, including the Missing series, the Shadow Children series, Running Out of Time, Double Identity, Palace of Mirrors and Claim to Fame. She also wrote the tenth 39 Clues book, Into the Gauntlet, which is due out in August. Her website is www.haddixbooks.com.
“Along for the Ride: Taking Readers Where Your Imagination Takes You”—Margaret Peterson Haddix
So you’ve dreamed up an incredible plot and/or extraordinary characters and/or a fascinating setting. How do you make your readers understand and fall in love with your story, too? And how do you fill in parts of the story that your imagination is still a little vague about?