(from Karin, age12 )
Marjorie answers:
Dear Karin,
Wow, this is a big question! I become fascinated with the process of writing. when I put together a little book, my first, for a young grandson. I took some classes at UCLA in writing books for children and started “Dar” in my first class. I chose a prehistoric background because I had been trained at UCLA to teach prehistory to middle school students and my interest in prehistory was—and remains—high. The “purpose” was to get readers interested in the subject, but underneath that reason was to do something that deeply interested me. I loved inventing a story and characters that were embedded in a background based on factual information (see my Author’s Note at the end of the book). Since writing “Dar” I’ve completed three other books and am working on two more. I hope this is a satisfactory answer to your question, Karin.
Comments on this entry are closed.