from the files of Barbara Jean Hicks Providing information to schools and PTA/PTO’s about companies and organizations that provide grant funding for “extras” like author visits (see Focus on Funding) is a great start to helping schools be able to afford your expenses and speaking fees. But writ...

Hook them young . . . A few weeks ago, I volunteered to help run a school club and thought about the options. Rubbish at art. Don't play chess. Can't knit or sew. Masterchef, I am definitely not (ask Boy1 and Boy2). Hmmm, maybe those decades in journalism and, more recently, running blogs and ...