Author Lois Ruby Visits!

Today we were blessed with a visit by author Lois Ruby and her husband.  She was very informative and entertaining.  She talked about how she became a writer and her writing process, she shared some "teasers" (but not spoilers) of a few of her books, and she answered many students' questions.  (Our own Hunter and Emily F. were able to get their questions answered!)  She concluded with a tale about Myrtle Plantation, the setting of her book, The Secret of Laurel Oaks.

I think she has definitely inspired our children to read and even a few of them to write!  We were amazed to learn that she rewrote Steal Away Home twelve times before it was published!  We had hoped to finish the novel before her visit, but we ran out of time.  We will enjoy figuring out her original ending to the story.