I forgot to mention the Young Author's club! Okay, okay, here's the drift:
As you already know, we are starting a club for young kids to become authors. This is a project we've worked on before. A few years ago, we picked students to write a story for us to publish.
The plan was to work with them one-on-one and get a story idea flowing. The problem is: the school we started to work with didn't schedule time for the kids to work with us.

Now, don't get me wrong, we were able to get something. And thisis just one of them, but this was supposed to be the start.
Kids were supposed to start their own books, but because of the little time we had with them, we had to take what we had gotten and roll with it.
We were looking into creating children's books, getting some illustrations going. Before we knew it, school was nearly over, and testing became the only focus around the building.
So what's different now? Well, for one thing, we're not just reaching kids, we're talking with guardians too. These kids aren't difficult to talk with, because school isn't in the way.
If this club idea works, these kids will have their own books and Shiver and Fears will be a publishing team.
Now, you might think, where's the money come in? WE AREN'T IN THIS FOR MONEY! We want kids to enjoy writing for others, just like any author you see in a library. Which will be part of the club's plan...
But it's more than just writing and publishing. It's about getting into contests and sharing hard work with others.
Maybe you know someone who wants to be a part of this club... Right now, we're not taking new members. We want to see where this leads before making it official. But hey, pray this goes well, so maybe you can join in too!
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