Ask the Author: Jacqueline Woodson
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Jacqueline Woodson
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Jacqueline Woodson
You would have to contact my publisher. If you email me via my website www.jacquelinewoodson.com, I can give you the information. Thank you.
Jacqueline Woodson
I had all kinds of jobs.
Jacqueline Woodson
Not for a while. In the meantime, feel free to re-read one of the the 30 books I've already written. :)
Jacqueline Woodson
Hey Jasmine. Your note made my day. Sorry it took me so long to get to it!
Jacqueline Woodson
I love books a lot. Don't think I can measure it in numbers.
Jacqueline Woodson
This is answered on my website - www.jacquelinewoodson.com
Jacqueline Woodson
Brown Girl Dreaming is a memoir.
Jacqueline Woodson
Thank you -- I got there through lots of research and lots of rewriting. The book is recommended for ages 12 and up. Thanks for reading it.
Jacqueline Woodson
I don't know. My publisher does my advertising. Best to write the best book you can possibly write and write because you LOVE writing. The rest will come.
Jacqueline Woodson
Ask the students if another person has ever been unkind to them. Then ask if they've ever been unkind to someone. If the students are honest, all hands will go up with each question. At some point, all of us are Chloe or Maya. So Chloe and Maya are both based on all of us. I think Chloe looks more like my son when he was young than like me! xoJacqueline
Jacqueline Woodson
Envy and doubt are two of a writer's worst enemies. The children's book writing world is small and the world of children's book writers of color is even smaller -- hence, we all need to support each other.My hope is that I'm writing now to make a way for your stories later -- So write them! Finish them!! Make them fabulous! The world is waiting! x
Jacqueline Woodson
visit my website jacquelinewoodson.com and look at the frequently asked questions section.
Jacqueline Woodson
I love everything about being a writer. Right now, the best thing is winning the National Book Award and being able to work in my pajamas!
Jacqueline Woodson
Ideas come from everywhere. There's a saying that if you survive Kindergarten, you have enough to write about for the rest of your life. I believe that.
Jacqueline Woodson
Hey Jacob -- You don't remember my answer from P & P. If I couldn't write, I'd want to play for the Brooklyn Nets.
Jacqueline Woodson
The answer to this is in Brown Girl Dreaming.
Jacqueline Woodson
I've met Toni Morrison before. We didn't have a long conversation but it was amazing just to be in a room with such Greatness! If I could sit down to lunch with her, I know we'd talk about Everything!
Jacqueline Woodson
Thank you, Gabi.
Jacqueline Woodson
I'm not working on anything right now. Brown Girl Dreaming took over three years and more than 31 revisions (I stopped counting!) Right now, I'm happy to be a good mom and partner and just be in the here and now for a while.
Jacqueline Woodson
The answer to that question is in Brown Girl Dreaming. :)
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