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Hi, N.J.,

Thanks for posting and for giving me credit for so much in your life! I appreciate the support, and I’m glad my books have been going over so well with you..

Writing “advice”: Start by reading a lot, and writing a lot too — short stories, letters, diaries, anything that helps you develop a feel for language. And try to develop a respect for and reliance on planning. You can’t say anything properly unless you know exactly what you want to say. And you can’t know that unless you plan it first. I never put down a single word unless my whole story is planned out. In fact, when I start the first chapter of a new book, I’m already writing TOWARD my climactic scene and ending. I don’t say you have to do it that way, but that’s what works for me.

Good luck! I hope to be writing you a fan letter one of these days!                             —–Gordon Korman—–