00:10:54 Tammy Warren: Crestwood, Ky. 00:10:54 Pam Walker: Where is everyone joining from? 00:11:06 Glenda Ferguson: I am from Paoli, Indiana (southern part). 00:11:10 Elaine McAllister: I'm sorry, but for SOME reason, my video is NOT working today - frustrating! I'm joining from central KS where we have no storms right now but we DO have triple digit temps. 00:11:11 Tama Fortner: Good morning from Nashville, everyone! 00:12:48 Dayna Ault: Hello from Fair Grove, Missouri! Cool enough today, to hang out on my porch and enjoy the conference! 00:13:07 Darlene Kerr: is the conference always in the same city? 00:16:21 Elaine McAllister: The human brain - how it works and what to do when it doesn't. (Book title: My Brain is Amazing) 00:16:35 Tammy Warren: I want to write about the Pawnee Nation 00:16:43 Jill Chapman: At the moment, I'm interested but not working on a specific project. 00:16:47 Dayna Ault: Working on a Biography about a man who was raise in Mississippi as a sharecropper and marched with MLK 00:16:59 Glenda Ferguson: Indiana circus train accident 00:17:26 Pam Walker: Helping widows find their purpose after losing their spouse. 00:23:44 Pam Walker: Mentalfloss.com 00:26:29 Pam Walker: Publishers Weekly Bookshelf 00:30:33 Elaine McAllister: How do we get curriculum standards??? 00:32:25 Elaine McAllister: Thanks! 00:39:41 Dayna Ault: Going in Memphis in July to tour and study with the gentleman I’m workin with. His name is on the roster of freedom marchers. 00:41:23 Elaine McAllister: Will you be speaking to the documentation of sources??? (primary or secondary) I'd like to hear how you handle that in children's books. 00:46:34 Elaine McAllister: awesome 00:47:03 Pam Walker: We have 25 minutes left. 00:50:09 Pam Walker: https://tamafortner.com/ 00:51:38 Dayna Ault: I whine to google on a regular basis 00:58:21 Pam Walker: We have 15 minutes left. 01:01:06 Jill Chapman: Did other people know this about searches? This is awesome information. I didn't know how to do this. Where has this info been my whole life? 01:01:29 Tracy Crump: So how would you research that quote further? 01:02:33 Darlene Kerr: Library degrees address Boolean searching. 01:04:05 Megan: We have a large library system here and when I wrote my non-fiction book I got many books to pull quotes from, etc. 01:04:29 Megan: I could access the whole system which was great 01:07:40 Dayna Ault: This was very helpful! 01:08:17 Darlene Kerr: his is so valuable about documenting! I'd like a screen shot as well. I'm in the business card document as well. 01:08:18 Jill Chapman: How much research do you do before you pitch a project? Do you pitch and then begin the research? 01:08:28 Megan: I would also thanks! 01:08:37 Sue Potts: You mentioned grab and go fact books. Can you give examples? 01:09:13 Darlene Kerr: I meant I'd like the spreadsheet as well. 01:09:18 Jill Chapman: yes 01:09:33 Glenda Ferguson: Tama, so much useful information for writing children’s books and devotionals. Thank you! 01:11:23 Tracy Crump: Lots of great tips and information here. Thanks, Tama! 01:11:54 Elaine McAllister: Could you put Tama's email address on here, Pam? 01:11:59 Dayna Ault: So great - THANK YOU! 01:12:29 Pam Walker: www.tamafortner.com 01:12:36 Jill Chapman: I learned a lot! 01:12:39 Elaine McAllister: SUPER informational presentation - thanks SOOOO much. 01:12:52 Darlene Kerr: Thank you and so inspiring!