I just finished the AMAZING BOOK Chasing Vermeer. At the back of my copy is a section entitled "After Words". It contains activities, book previews (which drive me bats!), and interviews with the author, and in this case, the illustrator. I wanted to post the advice that Blue Balliett gave to young writers in the back of Chasing Vermeer.
Q: What advice do you have for young writers?
A: To be patient, listen to your own ideas, and expect writing to be messy. Figuring out exactly what you want to say and how you want to say it is sometimes a slow process, with lots of rethinking and rewriting. But I also believe that being a writer is one of the most satisfying things a person can do. What a thrill when the words come out on the page and you know they're just right!
----Blue Balliett, in an interview with an After Words writer.
Need we say anything more?
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