![]() ![]() No chopping my languid sentences into shorter easily digestible lengths. Plot elements, character motivations, word choice… I had free reign! No looking at grade level word lists. When I wrote Champion Chocolatier I didn’t spend a lot of time thinking about appropriateness. Sure, I have a full-time job and pay my mortgage (on time!), but I hate coffee and have never been to Europe… ![]() I like to wear jeans and hoodies and am almost certain that all of the “sophisticated genes” skipped me entirely and pooled instead to form the lovely conglomeration of elegance that is my younger sister. I do not like sea food and am only starting, in my 33 rd year of life, to drink wine. I eat PopTarts and Diet Pepsi for breakfast every day. Maybe part of it is that I don’t always feel like an adult. Maybe I could convince kids that I was a good writer… but adults? I wasn’t so sure. ![]() So when the opportunity to write for an adult audience came up, I hesitated. I rarely even get the chance to read adult books anymore. I spend the majority of my day surrounded by kids – both students and my own. Picture books, chapter books, workbooks and novels. All of my books up until this point had been for kids. Please join me in welcoming author Amanda Zieba! Read all the way through for the chance to win an free book!Ĭhampion Chocolatier is two things I never thought I’d write.įirst of all, it’s a book for adults. This week we’re going to change things up a bit and share the author/book spotlight today, and a writing-related blog on Saturday. ![]()
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