Ivana
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Laurie Halse Anderson:
I read Speak when I was in the sixth grade, and I've been hooked ever since! I'm sure you get asked this A LOT, but do you have any advice for aspiring writers today?
Laurie Halse Anderson
Keep writing!! That's the most important thing!
Also, if you hope to make a living from your writing, learn about the business aspects of publication. Be patient, too, it can take quite a while to break in and to publish enough books that you can pay your bills. This is why many writers have a day job. I was a newspaper reporter and freelance journalist for a long time.
Be sure to check out NaNoWriMo, too!
Also, if you hope to make a living from your writing, learn about the business aspects of publication. Be patient, too, it can take quite a while to break in and to publish enough books that you can pay your bills. This is why many writers have a day job. I was a newspaper reporter and freelance journalist for a long time.
Be sure to check out NaNoWriMo, too!
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A Goodreads user
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Laurie Halse Anderson:
I am in middle school and I am writing a story like Vet Volunteers. It's about an abandoned box of puppies and dogfights. But, that isn't my character's biggest problem. Her mom dies in and her dad loses his job, so she barely finds time for animals. The things that keep her going are the memory of her mom and the boy at the SPCA who is totally cute and is really nice. Do you have any suggestions for the story?
Samantha Yerge
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Laurie Halse Anderson:
Laurie, I just got done reading Wintergirls. And I know that I am supposed to ask you a question, but I have been battling for eight years now with anorexia nervosa and bulimia. And reading your book has made me feel not so alone. Battling eating disorders is one of the hardest things to battle....I thank you so very much for writing this book. Would you ever write another book pertaining to this topic?
Renee
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Laurie Halse Anderson:
Hi Laurie! Wintergirls is my favourite book in the world, and even inspired me to pursue a psychology degree. I'm curious, did you ever explore the idea that Lia was schizophrenic? Some parts of the book stand out to me, in particular her hallucinations of Cassie and her dead grandmother, even before the anorexia.
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