’50 years is enough!’ Judy Blume Talks to NPR about Her Writing Life
NPR’s Scott Simon interviewed the great Judy Blume at the Santa Fe International Literary Festival recently about why she’s definitely done writing after a 50 year career.
My favorite quote? When Blume talks about the importance of details in great fiction writing:
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Details in fiction are everything. Even kids write and say, I like your books because people brush their teeth.
Click here to listen to the whole interview on NPR.
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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