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my dad went to school with your son . i want to ask you about this book i'm trying to write i don't have a title yet but this is what i have so far: davis looked at the letter again. he couldn't belive it he had actually gotten in to Karfit university! but where would he stay he had no family down in Sharleswood. he looked in the paper to see if any apartments were available there was one apartment in Sharleswood. so he sent a letter to Liz Wilson and two weeks later he got a letter back sayig that he got the apartment but would have to live with her and hr daughter
Reply by Bruce Coville
Hi, Eliza -
Well, you are off to a good start. However you need to expand this if you are going to try to make it a book. Right now what you have reads like an outline. You need to flesh it out with details, details, details.
If you are serious about this I would suggest you get the book SPILLING INK by Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter. It is the very best guide I know for young writers trying to do a book . . . chock full of useful advice.
Good luck!
BC
Well, you are off to a good start. However you need to expand this if you are going to try to make it a book. Right now what you have reads like an outline. You need to flesh it out with details, details, details.
If you are serious about this I would suggest you get the book SPILLING INK by Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter. It is the very best guide I know for young writers trying to do a book . . . chock full of useful advice.
Good luck!
BC