Linda Sue Park
Linda Sue Park
Linda Sue Parkis an American author of teen fiction. Park published her first novel, Seesaw Girl, in 1999. She has written six children’s novels and five picture books. Park's work achieved prominence when she received the prestigious 2002 Newbery Medal for her novel A Single Shard. She has written the ninth book in the 39 Clues series, Storm Warning, published on May 25, 2010...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth25 March 1961
CountryUnited States of America
pride companion foolishness
Why was it that pride and foolishness were so often close companions?
reading athlete training
Reading for writers is like training for athletes.
dad children years
My first publication was a haiku in a children's magazine when I was 9 years old. I received one dollar for it! I gave the check to my dad for Christmas, and he framed it and hung it over his desk.
editors adore exception
Most writers adore their editors, and I'm no exception.
reading stories world
What I like most: Reading well-written sources that take me to another world for hours at a time - and being able to call that work! Also, of course, finding a gem of information that is either exactly what I was looking for, or else fits perfectly into the story in some way.
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After high school, I went to Stanford University and majored in English. Of course, that gave me a chance to do lots more reading and writing. I also received degrees in London and Dublin - where I moved to be near a charming Irishman who became my husband!
became main mom reader reading reason stories wrote
I've been writing for as long as I can remember, and reading even before that. My mom still has stories that I wrote when I was in kindergarten. I was a reader and a re-reader. That's the main reason I became a writer.
active family
I enjoy my family a lot. I have active teenagers, and they're in soccer and choral events.
books easy finish great instead pages
When I'm writing, I try not to think things like, 'Gosh, I have to finish writing this book.' Books are very long and it's easy to get discouraged. Instead I think to myself, 'Wow, I have this great story idea, and today I'm going to write two pages of it. That's all - just two pages.'