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As head teacher of a small school in England and as a volunteer working with children at an “asylum seekers center” in Germany, I created a safe harbor environment, where children could share the joy of reading together, without judgment.
I was impressed and thrilled by the idea that one of our teachers was composing his own music and sending it in to become a published piece. I had never met anyone who would dare to do such a thing — he was that serious, that committed about his art.
Sure, we can visit classrooms, chat online, and answer fan mail, but I think the most important thing we writers can do „,
“I tell them this — If you read something you’re interested in, you’ll get interested in reading.”
For this summer’s blog series, I’ve asked other writers, “What is your favorite strategy for encouraging young people to read?” Here’s my answer.
I come from a huge family. Eleven, plus my grandfather. So whenever we would get together to trade stories, there were usually twelve sides to every story.
The general idea to do a funny book came to me during a writer’s workshop. The writers in the room wanted to know my answer to the question, “What kinds of books need to be published nowadays? What should we be writing?”
Let me say this first: I’m not a criminal. I don’t have a dishonest bone in my body. But I got the idea for Faker when I started wondering: What happens when fate forces ordinary people to break the law?
Here’s a little secret. I love to write, but it’s not always easy. Sometimes writing a book feels like an impossible task. When that happens, I stop using the “w” word entirely.
You might, or might not, love words. And you might, or might not, know it. Words that are delicious alone. Words that fit together like a puzzle. Words that say something to soothe your heart or make you think or make you laugh out loud.
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