Fuel for Christina's dream

Last Saturday, Christina and I had nice mother/daughter time at our Stake sponsored workshop for Beehives & Activity Days girls featuring local author, Julie Berry.

Julie's presentation was so much fun...she had everyone's attention from beginning to end. She shared that she's feverishly working to meet a deadline for her next novel & we can't wait to get our hands on it! We loved her first published novel, The Amaranth Enchantment. Julie also writes the childrens' lit. Spelling B series under the pen name Lexi Connor (there's a story behind that). My kids were excited to see the Spelling B books in their Scholastic book orders.

Julie gave fantastic ideas and guidance for writing. It was fun to hear Julie talk about her writing process and Christina was excited to take home ideas for improving her writing skills. Christina dreams of authoring a book & so she was eating up Julie's advice. We also left with a nice list of book recommendations from Julie, as well as other girls & moms who were there.

Julie encouraged the girls to dream big and do whatever it takes to realize their dreams. They have time and potential on their side. It was great to see these girls with the honest, fervent support of a published author, and of course their moms! Julie encouraged the girls to show gratitude for those who help them reach their dreams.

If you'd like to invite Julie to speak to your group, she visits schools, libraries, book stores, Girl Scout troops, Activity Day/YW/RS groups, etc. Her contact info is found on her website: www.julieberrybooks.com

PS...She will be traveling west to promote her new book when it comes out. I highly recommend booking her while she's out that way!