With Teeny, young readers will learn that even when things don’t seem to work out, you can always trust God’s plan.ĭON’T FORGET TO LEAVE A COMMENT TO BE PLACED IN THE DRAWING TO WIN A COPY OF TEENY SWEENEY AND THE MUSTACHE CASH. Teeny will have to learn that God’s plan is one she can always trust, and that with prayer it is possible to love everyone-even Amanda Mayweather. After all, with two entrepreneurs as parents, business sense is in her blood! The best laid plans, though, often go awry. When their teacher assigns a project to create a business plan, Teeny knows she’s destined for success. Third-grader Teeny Sweeney has been one-upped by seemingly perfect Amanda Mayweather too many times. Actually, I’m pretty sure I’m hooked.īook Blurb for Teeny Sweeney and the Mustache Cash My writing outlook has completely changed from the here and now to the big publishing picture that so often includes long-term timelines, deadlines, and marketing potential.įleshing out a character throughout multiple books has been incredibly interesting. It is also so thrilling to discuss how I should write a chapter book as more of a moment in time, instead of an entire grade level, because just like Fancy Nancy and Ramona Quimby, we want the main character to have many adventures in third grade, not just a handful. I’m writing today, but with paths for tomorrow. I needed to discover and embrace her likes and dislikes, her strengths and weaknesses. With Teeny Sweeney, after several rounds with my editor and conversations with my publisher, I realized I needed to better know the character.
We need to know and understand her behaviors.” When I think on some of my favorite series, the authors were masterful at knowing their characters, and so well, these words on pages seemed as walking, breathing people with strong wants or awkward quirks.Īnd as a writer, I’ve written numerous first manuscripts with big ideas for series, but, until now, I haven’t had an editor asking “Is this what the character likes?” “Is this how she thinks?” Or commenting with “We need to know who Teeny Sweeney is and embrace her spunk, her view on life with every book. AMBERLY SHARES WHAT SHE HAS LEARNED ABOUT GETTING TO KNOW HER CHARACTERS FOR THE LONG TERM.ĪMBERLY IS OFFERING A GIVEAWAY! SIMPLY LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW TO ENTER THE DRAWING FOR A COPY OF TEENY SWEENEY AND THE MUSTACHE CASH. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WELCOME CHILDREN’S FICTION AUTHOR AMBERLY KRISTEN CLOWE. SERIES OR STAND ALONE: The first in a new series FEATURED BOOK: Teeny Sweeney and the Mustache Cash
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