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Hi, Mr. Coville! Just wanted to let you know I've been reading your books since grade school (Also the library my late mother worked at has a hand-signed copy of My Teacher Glows in the Dark) and even today as an adult I'm still inspired by your work in my own writing endeavors! Thanks for writing so many of my childhood favorites!
Reply by Bruce Coville
Hey, Jamie-
Many thanks for this note. As I have grown older in this business I have come to believe authors go through three phases of hope/desire. First, you long to get published. Then you hope that the books will be successful and that people will enjoy them. And, finally, you hope that they will be remembered. So a message like this one means a great deal to me.
It is also very heartening to know that my work is providing inspiration for your own writing, as that was definitely the case for me with the writers that inspired me as a young reader. Good luck with your creative endeavors!
Bruce Coville
Many thanks for this note. As I have grown older in this business I have come to believe authors go through three phases of hope/desire. First, you long to get published. Then you hope that the books will be successful and that people will enjoy them. And, finally, you hope that they will be remembered. So a message like this one means a great deal to me.
It is also very heartening to know that my work is providing inspiration for your own writing, as that was definitely the case for me with the writers that inspired me as a young reader. Good luck with your creative endeavors!
Bruce Coville