In Onyeari's words:
ROSALIE
WARREN’S VISIT
On Wednesday 8th May, Rosalie Warren, a local
author, visited our school. She did numerous talks to pupils in Year 7, while
advertising her latest book: ‘Coping with Chloe’. She told us what it was like
to really be an author and how hard it is to have a book published. We learnt
about the stress, emotion, frustration and happiness that goes in to writing a
book, which includes writing a book, finding a publisher, editing,
choosing a cover and actually having it sold in shops. She told us how she was
inspired to write ‘Coping with Chloe’ and how she came across the idea of using
twins
She read us a chapter
of her amazing book, ‘Coping with Chloe’, making almost everyone want to know
what happened next. Then she said whoever came up with the best question would
win a free book. We were all trying to think of a great question to ask her.
She answered questions such as, ‘What is your favourite book?’ and ’What is
your favourite library?’ I asked her, “Out of all the books you have ever
written, which one has been the emotional and the hardest to write because it
was personal to you?” She said that she cried a few times while writing ‘Coping
with Chloe’. We had a lot of fun listening to her answers. Luckily I was the
winner, and won a free book. I can’t wait to read it…
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Thank you so much, Onyeari. Your question was a very good one and deserved to win the prize. It really made me think.
Here's a photo of Onyeari and me, with her prize:
And here's a picture of me with some of the Year 7s:
Thank you all for making me so welcome and to librarian Mrs Kirsty Kinmond for organising my visit. Good luck, all of you, with your reading, writing and everything else. And to all you budding young authors - keep at it!
Best wishes,
Ros
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