Steve Searfoss

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I wrote my first KidVenture book after years of making up stories to teach my kids about business and economics. Whenever they'd ask how something works or why things were a certain way, I would say, "Let's pretend you have a business that sells..." and off we'd go. What would start as a simple hypothetical to explain a concept would become an adventure spanning several days as my kids would come back with new questions which would spawn more plot twists. Rather than give them quick answers, I tried to create cliffhangers to get them to really think through an idea and make the experience as interactive as possible.

I try to bring that same spirit of fun, curiosity and challenge to each KidVenture book. That’s why every chapter ends with a d
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If I asked your characters to describe YOU as an author, what would they say?

I love this question. Good writing is about creating characters you fall in love with…and then making them struggle and suffer. So on a good day I’d hope my characters would describe their author as unpredictable, but also fair and loving.

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