Ask the Author: Shirley Read-Jahn
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Shirley Read-Jahn
I'm always observing the world around me, be it people or nature.
Shirley Read-Jahn
The satisfaction that comes from having created something to leave behind.
Shirley Read-Jahn
I let the subject go and somehow it continues percolating inside my head, and eventually I've "got it", so quickly write it down before it's gone!
Shirley Read-Jahn
Write every day, even just a few pages. Also, keep reading other people's books in general.
Shirley Read-Jahn
My memoir and my next children's book, basically at the same time!
Shirley Read-Jahn
I've wanted to write my father's story all my life when I found out he'd been a spy in WWII.
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