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Rachel Caine:
I want to be author when i grow up, I am 14 right now. do u have any tips for writing a book and all?
Rachel Caine
Hi, Hamd! Thank you for asking, and I'm sorry I'm so late answering ... I've been writing! :)
I started writing when I was 14, too ... the best advice I can give you is don't try writing a book at first. Just try writing a story. Maybe that story will be short, maybe long. It could turn into a book! But the most important thing is to write and enjoy writing. It's easy to be impatient and want something fast, but this is a slow process (and a slow business) ... think about music, for instance. You can't jump from never having played an instrument before to playing concerts in a few months (or even a year). Writing takes time to learn how to tell stories. So let yourself learn and grow and find your voice. I wish you the best, and I'm looking forward to buying YOUR books someday!
I started writing when I was 14, too ... the best advice I can give you is don't try writing a book at first. Just try writing a story. Maybe that story will be short, maybe long. It could turn into a book! But the most important thing is to write and enjoy writing. It's easy to be impatient and want something fast, but this is a slow process (and a slow business) ... think about music, for instance. You can't jump from never having played an instrument before to playing concerts in a few months (or even a year). Writing takes time to learn how to tell stories. So let yourself learn and grow and find your voice. I wish you the best, and I'm looking forward to buying YOUR books someday!
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Hi Rachel! You are hands down, one of my favorite authors :) I had a question about your series with Stillhouse Lake. I just finished Wolfhunter Lake, book #3, and I was wondering if you have plans for more? I realize this book Just came out so it's all very new. I just was hoping for more maybe in the future? Thank you for taking the time to read this!
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Feb 23, 2019 07:45AM