From the Mouths of Babes

“Advice for aspiring authors  

 

• Step one: ‘Think about what you're going to write.’ 

 

• Step two: ‘Pick up the pencil.’ 

 

• Step three: ‘Draw what your mind is thinking of.’ 

 

• Step four: ‘Make it into a library book.’ 

 

• Step five: ‘Sneak into the library and put it on the shelf.’ 

 

• Step six: ‘Don’t look suspicious.’”

—Dillon Helbig, “This 8-year-old's book is a hit at his library. He offers advice for aspiring authors,” NPR, Feb. 5, 2022.

• Editorial Comment: Easy peasy.

 

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Wellsvilles, 2008

 

 

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“I don’t think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones, in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.”—Tom Stoppard

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Edward C. Pease, Ph.D.
Professor & Department Head Emeritus
Department of Journalism & Communication
Utah State University
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