Laurie Halse Anderson
Don't quit!!
It takes a lot longer to break into publishing, and then longer still to be able to make a living at writing, than most Creative Writing programs want to admit. Not quitting is Rule One.
Rule Two is to spend a LOT of time reading.
Rule Three is to surround yourself with kindred spirits who are also following their creative dreams.
It takes a lot longer to break into publishing, and then longer still to be able to make a living at writing, than most Creative Writing programs want to admit. Not quitting is Rule One.
Rule Two is to spend a LOT of time reading.
Rule Three is to surround yourself with kindred spirits who are also following their creative dreams.
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I really look up to you not only as a writing but as a person. I was wondering if you have any tips for my situation? Well, the town I live in, and have lived in for over 10 years, there has been a series of deaths; we've had over 30 since December. I'm still only 15 but, I really want to make a difference in my town. Not only for me, but for my younger sibling and students that feel as if they don't have a voice.
Maddy Nickels
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If there is one thing you could have told your adolescent self, what would it have been?
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