Carters upcoming book isDear Ally, set to be released next spring.
Put simply, its got some of the biggest names in the genre behind it.
you’re able to pre-order the book ahead of its March 26, 2019 releasehere.
Scholastic
We do three really big sessions in a gymnasium of a Houston school.
It just occurred to me that these kids just really need this kind of book.
It felt like just kind of chatting with friends, because thats really what I wanted it to be.
Scholastic
I wanted it to be a book of me answering questions kids have about writing.
I never had a plot twist.
I never had to do all those things that Im used to doing.
It was very, very rewarding.
It came together very quickly and I had so much fun doing it.
Theres a sort of one-stop shop for kids or anyone really whos wanting to get started.
I actually collected them all via my website.
We ended up getting over 1,000 questions.
Then, it was my job to weed out [the yess and the nos].
Trying to figure out which one of those is maybe more nuanced, or what have you.
Im really glad I had those questions to draw on.
I think they made the book stronger.
How do we get publishers to take it seriously, were just kids.
So I was really glad to be able to give a detailed answer to that.
It really helps round it out.
Its a good thing for kids to be aware of.
I would always go back to what would have helped me the most when I was 12 or 13.
I read that cover-to-cover.
I highlighted it, dog-eared it.
