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did u make the book and the movie

I wrote and book, but I did not write the screen play, though I was allowed to make changes in it

becky

what does becky and dora lynne look like I have not seen the Movie but my teacher just bought it pls I am inspired by your book. Eventually I will see the movie lol

That’s what your imagination is for.   Take whatever details you can find about each girl in the story, then add them to your imagination and you will get a description in your mind.  Sometimes movies do a good job of describing a person in a book, sometime they don’t.

math

will there be a x-mas shilo movie in theaters and also what made you think of writeing the book and if you like writeing about it

I don’t know if there will be a Shiloh Christmas movie or not.  The producers keep talking about possibly making a movie of all four books–sometimes authors are the last to know.

You’ve Inspired Me

I just wanted to reach out and tell you how much you’ve inspired me. I started with Shiloh, but I’ve read most of your books by now, and still read the witch series every year at Halloween despite being nearly 30 years old. You are an incredible writer, and it’s because you inspired me that I started writing myself. I suppose I just wanted to say thank you, for writing amazing books that made me want to be a writer too. You’ve inspired more in my life than I could ever really thank you for. I hope that this message finds you well.

Thank  you so much for writing to me.  It’s my policy to delete names of those who write to me, but you will know who you are.  It’s exciting to know that you are starting to write also, and I wish you the best of luck!   So many people inspired me along the way–the writer who lived next door to me when I was in high school and saved old issues of The Writer Magazine  for me; the Sunday school teacher who remembered me from her class, and asked me, years later, if I would write a story for her story paper of which she was the editor, which led to many other opportunities to write; the high school speech teacher  who told me I was talented; the English teacher who both embarrassed and amazed me by giving me a minus (A-) on a poem I wrote because “it is very, very good, but I can’t quite believe you wrote it yourself”; the many editors who gave me advice along the way–some who published my books, some who didn’t  My husband, for reading each book manuscript before I sent it in, and offering praise as well as criticism; my authors’ critique group which hears each manuscript read aloud and offers criticism before I send it to an editor; and most of all, to my parents, simply because they read aloud to us each night–almost until I reached high school.  They read with such drama that this was the part of day I looked forward to the most–Mother laughing along with us at Toad’s motor car antics in The Wind and the Willows” or Dad’s reading Mark Twain’s books–being able to become the voice of Aunt Polly or Huck Finn–and making us really feel the story.  And also thanks to readers like you who take time to tell me that they enjoy my books.  Thank you so much!

your writing

How long have you been writing?

Forever, it seems.   My parents read aloud to us every evening–a half hour or more–  it was the happiest time in my childhood, especially my dad reading Mark Twain books to us.  In kindergarten I made up stories and sometimes the teacher wrote them down for me.  I began making my own little books in 4th or 5th grade and illustrated them.  That was my hobby.  My first short story was published when I was 16.

Shiloh

. I live in Mississippi I´m wondering if you plan to make a 5th book of shiloh because I love dog.Also, what is your favorite animal? since you wrote about a dog, Íḿ guessing its a dog. I love your book with all my heart.

You’re right–dogs are my favorite.  No, I don’t plan a 5th book of Shiloh.  I think I’ve told all of the story with A Shiloh Christmas.

shiloh

. I am in 4th grade, and I go to school at Hickory Flat attendance center. I love the book Shiloh, and I was wondering was Shiloh a joyful dog when you visited him?

yes

shiloh

I love the book Shiloh, and I was wondering was Shiloh a joyful dog when you visited him?

Most definitely.

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Your book

My granddaughter Isla is 7 years old. The book Cuckoo Feathers was her first chapter book she read. She really liked it. I am really proud of her!

That’s wonderful!  It’s exciting to read a whole book by yourself for the first time.  I had trouble learning to read at first when I was small.  My parents read aloud to us every night, but when I got to first grade, I simply  did not understand how other children could look at those black marks on white paper and turn them into words.  I finally decided that maybe reading was just making stories up, so when it was my turn to read, I made up a story about a dog chasing a cat up a tree. The teacher looked at me sorrowfully and shook her head.   But when another teacher introduced me to phonics and I learned to sound out words, I eagerly read and read.   If your granddaughter liked “Cuckoo Feathers” she would probably enjoy the other books in the series: “Patches and Scratches,” “Anyone Can Eat Squid”  and “Eating Enchiladas.”