Wendelin Van Draanen
Wendelin Van Draanen
Wendelin Van Draanenis an American writer of children's and young-adult fiction...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth6 January 1965
CountryUnited States of America
health life mental run
I've run my whole life - for more than exercise, for mental health.
men names want
You want me to be a man,older than you, who goes by the name of Roullard.
girl school men
So there I was, with the two hottest girls on campus, having lunch. I was "the man", the envy of every other guy in our school. Buddy, I was miserable." -Bryce Loski
men gentleman expecting
What I'm expecting is for you to behave like the gentleman I always thought you were.
men slipping
I was slipping, man, and it was definetly time to get a grip.
less morning people simpler though
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.
kids
You can't be preachy - kids are allergic to messages.
believe
I believe in the paramount importance of entertainment, but I have something to say.
arsenal believe certain hope life navigate
There are certain things I believe we need to keep in our emotional arsenal as we navigate through life. Hope is a big one. The more of that we can carry, the better.
afraid attention ears eyes interested kinds life lots pay people styles voices ways
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.
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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.
growing loved mysteries people
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!
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What sort of person you grow into should not be achieved by default, and often that's exactly what happens to kids. I see literature as a method of guidance, information, and contemplation, and consider it the greatest compliment possible when a reader tells me that a book of mine really made him/her think.
carry hope minds promote readers writer
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.