Your Story Germs

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What are your story germs? Do you have characters and plots swimming in your head? A setting? Snatches of dialogue?

If so, that's great.

If not, don't worry. You'll catch some germs from the upcoming exercises. In the meantime, listen to Sneed B. Collard III explain how he find local subjects to write about.

Guest Speaker Series:  Sneed B. Collard III (17 minutes)

The acclaimed author of more than more than sixty picture books, novels, and nonfiction titles for young readers, Sneed lives in Missoula, Montana and was the 2006 recipient of the prestigious Washington Post—Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award for his writing achievements. His books are regular fixtures on the Junior Library Guild selection lists, the NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Books lists, and many other ‘best of’ lists.

For more information, visit Sneed's Web site.

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