Three middle schools today in Independence Missouri:  Bridger, Bingham, Pioneer Ridge, which always makes for a wild day, but it was great fun.  Here are the three schools…

Up early working on IQ2.  I know you’re probably reading about this, but this is the way it works.  I love the book, but I’m tired of getting [...]

Actually, this is Part One of the Lampman Presentation.  It’s the introduction from Korie Buerkle before Marie’s acceptance on my behalf.   (You’ll have to skip back a few blog for that.  Thank you, Korie!!!!
Lampman Presentation 2010 for Roland Smith
Korie Buerkle

Few of us find our life’s calling very early in life, but this [...]

Last night I got to the hotel a little later than I expected, so I wasn’t up as early as usual.  I did manage to get some work in on I,Q2 this morning, and bit more this evening.  I hope to have a more productive day tomorrow.
I’m in Chillicothe, Missouri.  I spoke at Central Elementary [...]

I can make the official announcement now…  Today I was given the Evelyn Sibley Lampman Award presented Children’s Services Division of the Oregon Library Association.

“The Evelyn Sibley Lampman Award was established in 1982 to honor a living Oregon author, librarian, or educator who has made a significant contribution to Oregon in the fields of children’s [...]

#20? I thought I’d be finished by now. But I’m crawling closer. Up at 5:30, shower, Starbucks in the lobby, back in the room writing, suspecting I won’t get very far because I’m heading over to The Nevada Reading Week Conference for the day.
As we pull up we get word from our daughter that she [...]

Up early again this morning to get some I,Q2 writing in before two virtual web visits with the student at Buda Elementary School in Buda, Texas and their very cool librarian, Jeanne Ditta.  The students were great readers and had wonderful questions about Sasquatch, I,Q, Elephant Run and my other novels. Thank you for joining [...]

It feels almost like a school visit day… Up at 4 writing waiting for a Skype visit with my friends at Eubanks Intermediate School in Southlake, Texas with librarian Lucy Drenka.  I was at Eubanks a few years ago and had a wonderful time.  I think this Skype makes my third visit with Lucy.  It [...]

As alluded in yesterday’s post the day started out briskly by dealing with, let’s say…a creative difference of opinion. By the end of the day the difference was on it’s way to being resolved one way or another…
A beautiful day on the farm, although I missed most of it here in the office working [...]

Not many chores before settling down to work on I,Q2…  Moved a few more pieces of furniture back where they belong, hooked up the TiVo and picked several old films for it to record, which is about the only thing I watch on TV anymore. And now I’m at the desk, wondering how I’m going [...]

Up at 5:45 after a relatively late night of writing.  I managed to move the story forward yesterday in between the sound of tile being laid and bags being packed.  Marie’s sister, Marcia, arrives today with nephew John. We’ll ride up to Phoenix with Marcia on Thursday and fly up to the farm on Friday.  [...]