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Dear Mr. Coville,
I'm working hard on being a young author. I'm only ten, but I want to be a good author. Any pointers, helpful hints, or WWW sites?
P.S. Sorry for not doing the guest book for SOOO long. I also have some Ideas for a new Magic Shop book.
Sincerely,
Duke Jenkins
I'm working hard on being a young author. I'm only ten, but I want to be a good author. Any pointers, helpful hints, or WWW sites?
P.S. Sorry for not doing the guest book for SOOO long. I also have some Ideas for a new Magic Shop book.
Sincerely,
Duke Jenkins
Reply by Bruce Coville
Hi, Duke -
Good to hear from you!
The most important thing for you to do right now is read as much as you can. Fill your brain with words! And write, of course, write a lot, but just do it for fun right now.
There is a very good book called SPILLING INK by Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter that offers a huge amount of advice for young writers. I thanked them for writing it, because it was something that I had been thinking about doing for a long time, but they did such a good job that now I don't have to! ;> I do highly recommend it.
BC
Good to hear from you!
The most important thing for you to do right now is read as much as you can. Fill your brain with words! And write, of course, write a lot, but just do it for fun right now.
There is a very good book called SPILLING INK by Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter that offers a huge amount of advice for young writers. I thanked them for writing it, because it was something that I had been thinking about doing for a long time, but they did such a good job that now I don't have to! ;> I do highly recommend it.
BC