WSRA- Christopher Paul Curtis keynote

Authors get paid about 10% of the book proceeds. Person who designed the cover initially was paid more. (Picture is worth a thousand words)

• Watsons Go To Birmingham- entered into 2 contests and was rejected for both, but then was published anyway.
• Bud, Not Buddy- 5 year old daughter has copyrighted lyrics in it Bucking the Sarge- took 4 years to write.
• Mr. Chickee's Funny Money- started it at the same time as Watsons book. Mr. Chickee's Messing Mission- continuation of the detective story
• NEW BOOK-- Elijah of Buxton- his favorite book. Terminus of the UG Railroad (BUXTON). Book about slavery. Peripherally because it is about a free community. Claim to fame- 1st child born free there, threw up on Fredrick Douglas. Published in October 2007

Process of writing- gets the character in his head and goes from there.