Mary Alice Monroe visited Boswell Books this week. I got a much needed dose of inspiration from this accomplished author who, like me weaves ecology themes and a love of nature into the story she tells. Have been ‘stuck’ with plot revisions after finishing the first draft of my middle grade novel, but am now motivated to get back on the horse & walk, trot, cantor or gallop toward the finish line–whatever it takes. Pictured here: the two of us holding her kid’s book: Turtle Summer.