2. Jerry Spinelli - Quote on Writing
"The golden rule of writing is to care about
what you are writing about. When you care
about what you are writing, you do your best
work and have a better chance to touch the
readers in some way."
Jerry Spinelli, Author of Maniac Mageeand
The Fourth Grade Rats.
3. The Actual DREAM
-My dream is to publish a
book/be an author.
-Authors gain about $5,600-
$10,000 for books.
4. BACKGROUND INFO
-Authors occasionally need a second job.
-To be an author you need a major in creative
writing, a degree in LA/Writing, or just great
grades in high school language arts.
-YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO REWRITE!!
Authors shouldn't get too attached to their
work.
-Authors need to have a good attitude and be
interested in different topics, not only one
thing.
5. WHY??????????
-I want to be an author because I really enjoy
people reading my work (as you can probably
tell by now, Mr. Kuch)
-I have so many adjectives and descriptive
phrases bottled up inside me!!
-writing comforts me, gives me pleasure
-If I publish a book it will feel as if I finally
accomplished something.
-I'm good at it, I guess.
6. HOW???????????
-GOOD GRADES!
-CLUBS THAT HELP IMPROVE WRITING
-GOOD COLLEGE - GOOD WRITING
PROGRAMS AND CLASSES
-GET A MAJOR IN CREATIVE WRITING -
WRITE A BOOK THAT IS PUBLISH-
WORTHY. SEND TO A PUBLISHER
8. CHANGE
I would have to be able to take rejection.
-be openminded
-curious about new topics
-don't focus on one thing only
-get to know people better
-spend more time writing
9. THE GAIN!!!!
-Accomplishment
-Publicity for my first book
-I would probably gain around $2,300-$8,900
for my very first published book.
-I would gain people's attention
-Authors make an OK amount of
money...enough for the usual needs, almost.
10. Julie Myerson- Words
from the AUTHOR
-"Writing gives me such enormous
pleasure, I am a much happier and less
irritable person while doing it. These
days, writing feels like something I
cannot live without. It's a joyous thing. I
feel very lucky to be paid to do it, but
even if I had never been published, I
think I would still be writing."- Julie
Myerson, author
12. REFLECTION/conclusion
it would mean a lot to me to give people works
of writing to read and to see the looks on their
faces when they read my books. Also, writing
is a great passion for me. =]
