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Bruce Coville

Summer Blog Series: Bruce Coville

“One of the most com­mon ques­tions I get in school vis­its is, ‘How long does it take to write a book?’ … I think the truest answer is that the time it takes to write a sto­ry is how old you were when you fin­ished writ­ing it.”

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Jolene Gutierrez

Summer Blog Series: Jolene Gutierrez

I thought that by writ­ing about a day that is stress­ful and over­whelm­ing, I would help some read­ers see them­selves in this book and I would help oth­ers under­stand what being over­whelmed feels like.

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Ellen Oh

Summer Blog Series: Ellen Oh

Author Ellen Oh shares that the idea for Haru, Zom­bie Dog Hero was inspired because “I love dogs. I have two of my own that I spoil more than my human chil­dren. Kiko is a very sweet gold­en doo­dle and Tok­ki is a grumpy coton.”

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Joseph Bruchac photo by Trish Miller

Summer Blog Series: Joseph Bruchac

There are a num­ber of things about my new, mid­dle grade nov­el, Rez Dogs that make it dif­fer­ent from any book I’ve done before. In fact, before I go any fur­ther, I should point out that, even though I am list­ed as the author, I did not write it. 

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Avi, photo by Kate Milford

2024 Summer Blog Series: Avi

Where do you get your ideas? Best writ­ing tips? This sum­mer I have asked writer friends and col­leagues to answer these same two ques­tions that I am sure they too are con­stant­ly being asked by young peo­ple — their readers.

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