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March 4, 2026 at 10:44 pm Reply

James

hi im james the kid from omaha and i gave you that 3d printed statue and i want to talk about a book idea.

I think it should be about a kid who gets a text from a celeberty by mistake and they become friends and he needs to keep it a secret from his friends in fear he will get distracted a lot and get bad grades. so eventualy he goes and gets on the news with the celebrity and someone from his class notices and it goes around the school like wildfire and kids come to his hous evry day and distracts him and his grades go down and he starts to fail so he need help and i dont know the end yet but i think so far i got a idea to call it sneek speak or something

if you like the idea i wrote my number on the bottom of that 3d printed head and we can further discuss this.

from james :)
March 5, 2026 at 03:28 am Reply

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Hi, James from Omaha,

Yes, I do remember you. Thanks for posting and for sharing your plot with me. I think it could make a very good story if the right person tells it. That's probably not me -- mostly because I prefer a little more physical action in my stories, and I definitely insist on an ending! Plus I'm petty booked up for the next several years with the books I'm developing and the commitments I've made to my publishers.

But I'll bet you could do a pretty good job with it. Why don't you give it a try? Good luck!

-----Gordon Korman-----
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Hi, James from Omaha,

Yes, I do remember you. Thanks for posting and for sharing your plot with me. I think it could make a very good story if the right person tells it. That's probably not me -- mostly because I prefer a little more physical action in my stories, and I definitely insist on an ending! Plus I'm petty booked up for the next several years with the books I'm developing and the commitments I've made to my publishers.

But I'll bet you could do a pretty good job with it. Why don't you give it a try? Good luck!

-----Gordon Korman-----
March 15, 2026 at 12:59 am Reply

Elliot

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@James, YOU should write it. You came up with a plot, and it actually slays. I think you can do it. What do you think, Mr. Korman?
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@James, YOU should write it. You came up with a plot, and it actually slays. I think you can do it. What do you think, Mr. Korman?
March 15, 2026 at 01:00 am Reply

Elliot

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I agree!
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I agree!
March 15, 2026 at 02:28 am Reply

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Well, then, you see? Elliot agrees with me and then promptly agrees with himself!

But why not try it, James? You write well. --GK--
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Well, then, you see? Elliot agrees with me and then promptly agrees with himself!

But why not try it, James? You write well. --GK--
March 15, 2026 at 12:50 pm Reply

Elliot

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Sorry, Mr. Korman, but I'm a girl, just so you know. It's ok. A lot of people will assume that I'm a boy.
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Sorry, Mr. Korman, but I'm a girl, just so you know. It's ok. A lot of people will assume that I'm a boy.
March 15, 2026 at 07:18 pm Reply

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Sorry, Elliot. All my other Elliots are guys. btw, what do you mean by "a prompt?" --GK--
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Sorry, Elliot. All my other Elliots are guys. btw, what do you mean by "a prompt?" --GK--
March 16, 2026 at 02:18 am Reply

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Sorry -- it was explained earlier that you wrote "prompt" in error when you meant "plot." And you're right -- you were describing a good plot! --GK--
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Sorry -- it was explained earlier that you wrote "prompt" in error when you meant "plot." And you're right -- you were describing a good plot! --GK--