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
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.
became chance charming degrees dublin gave high irishman london lots moved near reading received stanford university
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!
lying fall reading
I often have trouble falling asleep at night, so when I'm lying in bed I think up stories. That's where I do a lot of my thinking. I also get a lot of ideas while I'm reading - sometimes reading someone else's stories will make me think of one of my own.
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.
reading athlete training
Reading for writers is like training for athletes.
book reading son
My son and I discovered Terry Pratchett's books together, when he was about eleven years old. He'd be reading on his own and would start to laugh, and then eagerly read the passage aloud to me--and I'd do the same to him! Pratchett's books became a shared source of delight for us back then, and they still are today.
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.'
fear trying
If you're trying to write about very strong horror, very strong fear or very strong emotion, it's easy to overwrite it.
active family
I enjoy my family a lot. I have active teenagers, and they're in soccer and choral events.
across best books came considered country fact finest korean liked pottery references several tiny
When I was reading books for 'Seesaw Girl,' I came across several references to the fact that in the 11th and 12th centuries, Korean pottery was considered the finest in the world. I liked that - the idea of a little tiny country being the best at something.
writing thinking giving
I can give advice to anyone interested in writing in one word: Read! I think it's much more important to be a reader than to be a writer!
jobs thinking issues
I do think that part of literature's job is to comment on and participate in the social issues of the time.
writing home half
I used to sit home with my computer and write. After the Newbery, I probably spend more than half my time on the road.
book thinking want
I want all my books to provoke some kind of response in the reader, to make them think something or feel something or both, and for that to become a part of them and work into their own lives.