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July 19, 2025 at 10:40 pm Reply

Allyson Fuller

Hi, this is Allyson.

I have written to you before but I have another question. I know this might sound crazy but I am going to publish my book (once I finish it) and I was wondering if you wanted to read it! I feel like it would be super cool for a well-known author to read a book written by a 9th grader! Would you do that for me? I found a title and your advice really helped me. It’s going to be called “Endless Lies”. Oh, also, I think it is going to be a duology, so if you read the first one, you’ll have to read the next one! The only thing is I need to focus on like editing the first one to perfection but then I want to finish the 2nd book before I publish the 1st one, do you have any advice for that?

Sorry, if this is a lot, but I have a lot on my mind.

Thank you so much!
July 20, 2025 at 02:44 am Reply

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Hi, Allyson,

Thanks for posting. I'm glad to have an update on you and your writing. Congratulations! I'm glad my advice was of some help to you.

Your request: I have had to make it my policy not to read other people's work, Allyson. I get so many requests that, if I fufilled them all, I would spend my time doing other people's work and not my own. So I'm afraid I have to say no. But I can tell you that your plan to "edit to perfection" is bang on! That's exactly what you have to do. When you hand a manuscript in, it has to be as perfect as you can possibly make it.

I wish you all kinds of good luck with your work! -----Gordon Korman-----
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Hi, Allyson,

Thanks for posting. I'm glad to have an update on you and your writing. Congratulations! I'm glad my advice was of some help to you.

Your request: I have had to make it my policy not to read other people's work, Allyson. I get so many requests that, if I fufilled them all, I would spend my time doing other people's work and not my own. So I'm afraid I have to say no. But I can tell you that your plan to "edit to perfection" is bang on! That's exactly what you have to do. When you hand a manuscript in, it has to be as perfect as you can possibly make it.

I wish you all kinds of good luck with your work! -----Gordon Korman-----