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Hello everyone;
This is an open letter to teachers,
children, librarians, booksellers, parents and others interested in children's
literature.
I have decided to write a new book, which won't be like anything I have done before. The working title is "By Sally Odgers - By Request" and that is where you come in.
My plan is to write a book containing
stories about subjects you would most like to see. These short stories
would be aimed at readers in the mid to upper primary age-group, and would be
of varying lengths and styles and various genres.
If you would like to have your say in the kinds of stories you read, I invite you to put your suggestion or request in an e-mail to me. Put SALLY BY REQUEST in the subject line, and send it to me at sally@sallyodgers.com .
It would be great (though not essential) if you could put
your name, age and area of expertise- for example; "I am a teacher"
or "I love reading".
IMPORTANT.
I do not need you to give me
an idea for a story.
I do want your suggestions for
the kinds of story I should include in this book.
Here's the kind of thing you might say;
I'd like to see a school story with a
blind heroine.
I'd like to read an old-fashioned
bush adventure.
I can't find enough stories about
pirates.
I like stories about elephants.
I want a story about elves living in
the city.
I need more stories with positive
elderly characters.
If you don't have a specific idea, check out the possibilities through here.
To recap - the suggestions I want
from you are for subjects you don't see enough of. Teachers might look
at this from a curriculum point of view. Younger readers can press for more of
your favourite kind of story.
Remember - I can't write
stories about Harry Potter, Buffy or any other character I didn't invent. You
can, however, ask for a story about one of the characters I *did* invent.
I'm hoping to get lots of e-mails over the next few weeks and
I'll update this site often to let you all know my progress. THE IDEAS SO FAR!
Thanks and best wishes from -
Sally Odgers
Background – "Velvet Light" by Sallyo's Backgrounds
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