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Wendelin Van Draanen Quotes
Wendelin Van Draanen Quotes
Wendelin Van Draanen
American
Author
Born:
Jan 6
,
1965
Believe
Life
People
Think
Writing
You
Related authors:
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Frederick Douglass
Helen Keller
Henry David Thoreau
Joyce Meyer
Mark Twain
Og Mandino
Zig Ziglar
I've run my whole life - for more than exercise, for mental health.
Wendelin Van Draanen
Life
Health
Mental Health
Run
Mental
More
Exercise
Than
Whole
You can't be preachy - kids are allergic to messages.
Wendelin Van Draanen
You
Allergic
Kids
Messages
I rewrite my books many times before submitting them, and after my editor takes a look I wind up rewriting some more! It's a good thing I learned at an early age to keep on trying. Stick to it, and eventually you'll get there.
Wendelin Van Draanen
Good
You
Age
Wind
Before
Books
Some
More
Good Thing
Takes
Look
Learned
Stick
Editor
Up
Times
Get
Trying
Rewrite
Rewriting
After
Them
Many
Keep
Eventually
Thing
Early
Early Age
My mission as a writer is to give my readers hope to carry with them, and to promote a belief that they can do anything they set their minds to.
Wendelin Van Draanen
Hope
Minds
Carry
Promote
Give
Writer
Mission
Readers
Anything
Them
Belief
Set
I write early in the morning at the computer, and people think I'm crazy, but I still use my Mac-Classic even though we have a state-of-the-art PC. There are just less distractions with the simpler machine.
Wendelin Van Draanen
Morning
Crazy
People
Think
Machine
Though
Distractions
Computer
Write
Simpler
Still
Just
Use
Less
Even
Early
If you are interested in writing, get out and live your life! Do a lot. See a lot. Keep your eyes and ears open. Pay attention to the different ways people speak. Read lots of different kinds of books. And then try writing in different voices and styles - don't be afraid to experiment.
Wendelin Van Draanen
Life
You
Eyes
People
Writing
Speak
Try
Experiment
Different Kinds
Pay
Pay Attention
Live
Books
Ears
Ways
Out
Kinds
See
Voices
Open
Attention
Read
Styles
Lot
Lots
Get
Afraid
Different
Interested
Then
Your
Keep
Different Ways
Part of my motivation for writing mysteries for young people is that I loved mysteries when I was growing up, and now that I'm on the creative end of things, I'm discovering that they're even more fun to write!
Wendelin Van Draanen
Creative
People
Writing
Mysteries
Young
More
Write
Part
Motivation
Discovering
End
Up
Loved
Young People
Fun
Even
Growing
Growing Up
Now
Things
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