Amie Rose Rotruck: F is for Friends is for Friends

. . . faithful and true

Amie's Alphabet

is for Amie,
a writer of note
is for Books,
learn them by rote
is for Conferences,
boring and long
is for Dragons,
you can never go wrong
is for Education,
you should try too
is for Friends,
faithful and true
is for Guest speaker,
she'll come to your school
is for Home page,
a handy quick tool
is for Inside,
Amie's quirky head
is for Just,
send a note to be read.

Who does Amie like?

Well, lots of people. I'll be linking to the sites of writers I know and some writers I don't know (but would like to!)

R.D. Henham and Friends

Who is R.D. Henham? Not even RD's assistants know for sure! All we know is that RD is a scribe in the great library of Palanthas who wanted to record the adventures of every type of dragon as described in The Practical Guide to Dragons. More info is available on R.D.'s Website.

Some of RD's other assistants are

Rebecca Shelley

Ree Soesbee

Teachers
I have had the immense privilege to study under some of the best writers around.
Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Amanda Cockrell
Lisa Rowe Fraustino
Hillary Homzie
Alexandria LaFaye
Han Nolan
Ruth Sanderson

School Friends
I have also studied with some very good up and coming writers.

An Academic Life Jessica Lee Anderson
Buried in the Slush Pile Meech Eat Books
Sonia Ana Miller Candice Ransome
World of Words

Other Friends
Sometime I actually meet writers outside of school. Imagine that!

A.A. Philips Heidi Mordhorst
Nina Nelson Jeff Sampson
Stacy Whitman Dorothy Crane
Tiffany Trent

Chance Encounters
Writers I've meet at conferences, book signings, and the like.

Laurie Halse Anderson Peter Beagle
Holly Black Jean Craighead George
Mary Downing Hahn Lois Lowry
Katherine Paterson Philip Pullman
Jane Yolen

Friends from Afar
Writers I admire but have not have the pleasure of meeting . . . yet!

Louisa May Alcott Lloyd Alexander
Beverly Cleary Susan Cooper
C.S. Lewis Anne Lindbergh
L.M. Montgomery Scott O'Dell
Zilpha Keatley Snyder Laura Ingalls Wilder

Do you want to be Amie's friend?

She is on MySpace and LiveJournal.

Note to parents: Amie tries to maintain a PG rating on all sites directly under her control. She is not responsible for anything posted on sites she links or friends via msypace or livejournal.