kylie

kylie asked Jennifer A. Nielsen:

do you have any tips for aspiring writers? I always seem to come up with plots but then wind up abandoning them after a chapter or am disappointed in the results as it becomes more essay length than novel length.

Jennifer A. Nielsen I think it's important to remember that you are writing a first draft. Think of it like deciding whether a play will be any good at the first rehearsal. Of course you'll be disappointed with that first try - that's every writer's experience. The trick is to trust yourself that even if you don't love where you start, that you can keep revising until you start to see the chapter or the idea take shape. So don't give up. Keep writing! Keep writing! Keep writing!

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So, I recently read Words on Fire. (Feb 2025) What happens to Audra and her family after the end of the book? I know that by the end it is 1918, leaving Audra to be 37 years old, but what does Audra do with her family in the end??? pls answer

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A Goodreads user asked Jennifer A. Nielsen:

Hi Mrs. Nielsen it's me Alice again. I'm sorry that I am bothering you because I am asking a lot of questions but every time you Write back to me I get really excited I mean really excited. So I was wondering what were your favourite books that you like to read? And how did you become and author? Also how long would you say takes you to finish a story? I am really sorry for asking so many questions. Bye and thank you!

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