There are bits and pieces of me probably in every one of my 35 or so books. Jerry Spinelli bitbookpiece Change image and share on social
I became a children's author by accident. As far as I'm concerned, I write for everybody. Jerry Spinelli accidentauthorchild Change image and share on social
Write about what you care about. If you do that, you're probably going to do your best writing, reach off the page and touch the reader. How are you going to make the reader care if you don't care yourself? Jerry Spinelli caremakepage share on social
Most people are looking for a challenging, interesting job. I wanted a boring, undemanding job so that I could forget about it at 5, so that I would have something left over at the end of the day to do my own stuff. Jerry Spinelli borechallengeday share on social
My first four books were not published because nobody wanted them. They were adult books, not kids' books. Jerry Spinelli adultbookkid Change image and share on social
Usually it takes me about nine to 12 months to write a book. Jerry Spinelli bookmonthtake Change image and share on social
I would say if you want to write, write what you care about. I think that's the most important thing. I think if you write what you care about, you stand a better chance of having the reader care about your story. Jerry Spinelli carechanceimportant share on social
Kids still can be said to live in their own little world. Even if their parents are helicoptering around them, assigning play dates and so forth, I think they're still living in some sense of their own little perceptual worlds. Jerry Spinelli assigndatehelicopter share on social
