Sarah Uthoff Calling for Questions
Now that the Laura Ingalls Wilder On Air Birthday Podcast is a thing of the past for another year, I think Almanzo’s birthday is the perfect time to introduce a new project that I’m going to be working on. A lot of times people ask me when I’m going to write a book on Laura Ingalls Wilder and my experience at the national Laura Ingalls Wilder conference and afterward convinced me that there is a real need for handbook to answer some of these Laura questions that come up over and over again. A lot of research work gets wasted as new fans learn the same things over and over again and I think having a book that provides a pathfinder, answers to those easy questions can give a step up to fans who want to learn more of the real story.
That’s where you come in. I get questions a lot, but I’d like to know what puzzles you about Laura? What questions do you have? What would you like to see in a Laura Ingalls Wilder fan handbook? Let me know here or by e-mail at info@trundlebedtales.com
This will most likely be a long term project. Thanks for coming along for the ride.
February 13, 2013 at 7:35 pm |
What a great project! I wish you all the luck and I’m going to be thinking of a question.
February 13, 2013 at 9:18 pm |
Congratulations on your new project!! Laura fans can’t wait!
February 17, 2013 at 10:57 pm |
Great idea Sarah! It has been needed for a while. Best of luck and I too will be thinking of questions.
February 24, 2013 at 10:21 pm |
What makes Laura unique? Other women must have written their memories of pioneer life down. How/why did her books become so popular? Why do people want to visit her homes rather than other authors?
March 8, 2013 at 7:34 pm |
Sarah, where are you from? Maybe you should visit the museum in Walnut Grove, MN which is in my territory. Also, DeSmet,S.D. and of course Mansfield, MO. It appears however that without her daughter, Lane, Laura may never have been published. Since Lane was a writer also, I am sure she pushed until she found a publisher. As for why she became so popular, who knows? Why does any author become more popular than another?
March 8, 2013 at 8:29 pm |
Cynde~ Thanks for the reply. I live in Iowa and have been to the Laura Ingalls Wilder museums and in fact been a featured guest speaker at about half of them. What you say about Rose is true and as best as I can tell from your comment, your questions would be “Why is Laura so popular?” and “Did Rose help get the books published?” I’ll make sure they are on my list. Sarah