Emmrey put on her author hat again this year to participate in National Novel Writing Month. NaNoWriMo happens every November. It's a fun, furious writing event where the challenge is to draft an entire novel in just 30 days. Although the writing has to be completed and submitted by the end of November, the editing and publishing process doesn't begin until months later.
The group of authors started out as 17 students and 1 teacher who wrote nearly 130,000 words. Of the kids that started, only 7 met their goal within the month (4th grade- 7500 words) and of those seven, Emm was one of only three that continued into the publishing phase. It just so happens they were each from a different grade and two were siblings;)
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| Emm (4th) Mrs. Milford, Brooke Moore (5th) Luke Moore (3rd) |
Her finished book was a sequel to Hillary Farm. She just felt like there was more story to tell with Elliot and Elijop.
How many people, let alone a 10 year old, can say they have published two books? I am so impressed with this kid. She loves to write and I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if she is a famous author someday;)
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