Another reason why I'm not a published author

Because I never think of cool stuff like this. I could totally have written this book! I was obsessed with Laura Ingalls Wilder throughout my childhood, to the point that I used to tell people I wanted to be poor when I grew up--I somehow pictured it involving a lot of gingham and covered wagons.

I also wanted to be Nancy Drew, but a former college prof of mine already covered that ground ... L. M. Montgomery, maybe? There's got to be some way I can jump on this bandwagon!