Thursday, January 7, 2010

I'm Excited!

Tonight the President of the Webster Groves Historical Society called and asked if I would be interested in doing a talk on house research for the society. Would I, would I? Peg leg, peg leg. Oh wait, that's an old joke. They would like to hold it in the Hearth Room behind the Hawken House, and of course they would want me to have my books available as well. They will take care of all the publicity. She said she thinks it is a really interesting topic, and mentioned how great it would be for the audience to hear about it from the author. That's me! How cool is that?

This is exactly what I want to do with my book - help people get started with the researching process. I always figured that I would be able to sell more books with presentations than through a book store, and I really enjoy public speaking. Weird, I know. I used to do it all the time at my old job, and still give classroom presentations to kids about composting. But I love working with adults, especially if they are interested in the topic. (Not always the case in my former job - doctors did not always like to learn about why they were being sued for malpractice.)

The calendar has not been set yet, so I don't know when my talk will be (somewhere between March and August was all she knows at this point), but now I have the proper motivation to get my presentation put together. Who's been sleeping in YOUR bedroom?


Mrs. Wryly said...

That's awesome, Kim! I admire how you've established yourself as an expert in an area that you love so much!

Peg leg, peg leg? Is that an old house researching joke?

Kim Wolterman said...

I guess you are just too young to remember the joke - now I feel so old. It's the one about the girl at a dance who had a wooden leg meeting up with a boy who had wooden eye. He asks her if she wants to dance and she says "Wood Eye! Wood Eye!" So he yells back, "Peg leg, peg leg!" Bad joke...