CLAUDIA'S PRESENTATION MY PRESENTATION ON MY DREAM

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 Magee and The Fourth Grade Rats.

The Actual DREAM-My dream is to publish a

book/be an author.-Authors gain about $5,600-

$10,000 for books.

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.

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.

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

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY of Chicago

(this place has AWESOME writing programs)

CHANGEI 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

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.

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

JULIE MYERSON!!!

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. =]

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