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Meet Authors of Children Books Chatroom - Animal Diaries Chat #17 asuen = A. Suen, writer of several books *** New Messages appeared at the top of the page *** Mrs. Goble wrote: Goodbye and thanks again! Mrs. Goble wrote: Mr. Rene, if you are still here, thank you for setting up the chatroom! Mrs. Goble wrote: thanks so much! We will definitely be reading them as soon as we get them! asuen wrote: You're welcome! I'm glad they all had a chance to write! Mrs. Goble wrote: They cannot wait to read the books I ordered. Did you get my letter about it? asuen wrote: And now I'm off to the post office! Your books are on the way! Best! Mrs. Goble wrote: Every one of my students who is here today was able to ask a question...I appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to do this for them! asuen wrote: So they're gone now? Well thank them for me. It was fun! :-) MRs. Goble wrote: My students wanted me to say to you....THANKS! It was so much fun! Mrs. Goble wrote: We totally enjoyed this chat! You are fun to chat with! (You too Mr. Rene!) Mrs. Goble wrote: I had to get my class over to music class...sorry Rene wrote: Nice to meet you too, thanks for joining us for the first meeting this school year. Bye everybody asuen wrote: Yes, Elijah, I think I will always write, even if I don't sell any more books. asuen wrote: Thanks Rene. It was nice meeting you! asuen wrote: Yes, Layla, I like writing about animals. They have adventures too! Elijah wrote: Will l you stay being a writer? rene wrote: Mrs. Suen and students of Cannelton (and Mrs. Goble),,, I want to thank you all for this chat. I need to go, alas. Maybe we can plan a new chat later this year, so my students can join then too (they are working hard to learn English this year) La yla wrote: Do you like to write about animals? asuen wrote: Marvin, my funniest book is Hamster Chase. I'll be sending it your way this afternoon. When it arrives next week, read it and see what you think! :-) Marvin wrote: what was your funyest book? rene wrote: any more questions from students? asuen wrote: Taysia, I love to write anytime! :-) asuen wrote: Rene, they want the artist to be free from pressure from the author so the art will be his own vision, not simply what the author says. Taysia wrote: Do you like writing in your spare time? Mrs. Goble's class wrote: WOW!!! You could see it from your school? That is great! Rene wrote: (it is always fun to visit Cannelton ;-))))) ) asuen wrote: Yes, Brandon I do visit lots of schools. It's fun! rene wrote: what is the reason why publishers do not promote more collaboration between a writer and illustrator? asuen wrote: NASA Brandon wrote: Did you visit a lot of schools? asuen wrote: Milt, I saw it happen when I was a kid. My dad worked at ANSA annd we lived by the Cape where they launched the rockets into space. We could see it from the front of our school. :-) marvin wrote: asuen wrote: William, I have only "met" them on the phone - and only because I called them. The publishers like to keep the author and the artist separate. Milt wrote: Do you like to read the man on the moon? asuen wrote: I had Dutch teachers in high school, but no books in Dutch yet. My Baby Born book is coming out in Japanese this fall. William wrote: Have you ever met any of your illustrators? Rene wrote: In Holland we speak -of course- Dutch... is there any book of you translated into Dutch // in what languages are your books translated to, besides Spanish? Rene wrote: cannelton students... did anyone of you traveled to other places? asuen wrote: That's wonderful! I will have to look at it! Rene wrote: You wrote the book "Man on the moon" ... nice illustration by the way ... did you know that Cannelton students made a wonderful website about the Moon Tree ? asuen wrote: Yes, Cody I tried for many years to be a book illustrator, but my writing was stronger than my art, so now I just write the words and let someone else do the art. asuen wrote: Yes, Zach - I've gone to Europe and Central America. This past winter we went to Tahitii. The beach was so nice! We also have family we visit in Canada.! Cody wrote: Did you want to be an book illustrater asuen wrote: I like to write easy readers because I used to teach kindergarten and first grade Zach wrote: Have you ever traveled to other places? asuen wrote: I wrote eht Subway book while I was riding the subways on vacation in London and Paris - but the idea came to me on the subway in Washington. DC. It was a "vacation" book. Rene wrote: Cannelton, more questions? asuen wrote: I *LOVE* to write poetry about things that move! Cars, trucks, trains, planes! Cody wrote: D asuen wrote: I call it "looking at the bones of a book." Artist study anatomy so they can draw. This is "book anatomy" for writers. :-) Rene wrote: you wrote several different kinds of books (board books, recovery books, hi-lo readers, etc.)... can you tell the kids what you like most to write about and why? KristenTaylor wrote: What was your favrite thing you wrote? asuen wrote: The "secret" is to read books everyday and to take them apart and see how the author put them together. asuen wrote: 29 years is along time, but I wasn't *mailing* books all that time, I was teaching and raising kids too rene wrote: (ok,,, but I am not that patience to wait for 29 years... how can we get a book published sooner than that.. you know now the secret) asuen wrote: How many books! 500-600! But I haven't SOLD that many! I've only sold 68 so far... asuen wrote: I tell this to the adults I teach too - write the kind of books YOU like to read! asuen wrote: I write with students of all ages and what I tell them is to just write what you like. rene wrote: I will see if we can install a spell checker in this chatroom ;-)))))))) Kaine wrote: How many books did you write? asuen wrote: l-a-t-e-r! [oh my!] asuen wrote: "Leter" not alter [Now you know my secret, I can't type and spell at the same time!] Rene wrote: Cannelton students are around 8-9 years of age, mine are around 12... what advice can you give them if they want to become a writer too ? asuen wrote: 29 years alter, when I lived in my first ever house with stairs [this house!] I l sold my first book! asuen wrote: When I was eleven I wrote a book about a girl who lived in a house with stairs. Rene wrote: Maybe the students of Cannelton can do something about that (not having medals on the wall ) ;-)) Michael wrote: What was your first book you wrote? asuen wrote: My books have won awards but no medals for me to hang on the wall... asuen wrote: No medals yet! asuen wrote: Why do I write? Because I read, and I had things that *I* wanted to say too. asuen wrote: I almost always write on scratch paper first. I have lots of it around. I recycle old paper and write on the back, Rene wrote: Josh asked... why did you start writing? Becky wrote: Have you won a medal? asuen wrote: I write because I read. For me the two go hand in hand. asuen wrote: I started writing books when I was eleven [ in 1967!] asuen wrote: For the moon book I had 80 drafts, at least! asuen wrote: I am a "re-writer." I write my poems and books over and over until it feels just right. Rene wrote: (but, of course, answering the kids goes first ;-) ) asuen wrote: I write everyday. I walk in the morning for an hour and think things over. Josh wrote: Why did you start writeing books? Rene wrote: can you explain us how you work? how many hours per day writing, on paper or on computer, rewriting... how long does it take to write a book, that kind of info ;-) asuen wrote: That's a big smile! Mrs. Goble's class wrote: :-))))))) asuen wrote: Yes, I like to write books. Reading books was always my favorite thing! :-) asuen wrote: I am working on a book now about recess! That's always fun! Quinn wrote: Is it fun to writing a books ? asuen wrote: Yes, I enjoy writing about sports. There is lots of action! asuen wrote: I thought it was late in Europe! Rene wrote: Hello Suen, Hello Cannelton Amber wrote: Do you like to write about sports? Rene wrote: ( it is now 8:30pm in Holland, so my students are at home, alas ) asuen wrote: It's hard fo rme to have a favorite book - I love them all - for differnet reasons. asuen wrote: Hi Rene! Welcome! :-) asuen wrote: I am only in charge of the words. The artist does the art without talking to me. Rene wrote: (just coming in, saying: Hi from Holland) Elizabeth wrote: What is your favorite book? asuen wrote: Most people think that I tell the artist what do draw, but I don't. asuen wrote: I am the author, so I write the words. The illustrator does the illustrations. asuen wrote: Let me answer Allison's question first. asuen wrote: You're welcome! Thanks for inviting me! Mrs. Goble wrote: Let's begin! Thank you for coming to our chat. asuen wrote: Did you want to wait or shall we begin now? asuen wrote: Thanks for having me! :-) Mrs. Goble wrote: We were practicing...Allison has asked her question already. Welcome to our chat! Allison wrote: Do you do your own illustrations? Mrs. Goble wrote: Yes, we are looking forward to it! We are on central time. 1:30 is chat time! rene wrote: yep, it works... three hours to go asuen wrote: So we're all set! I'll see you on Wednesday! asuen wrote: It must load the message after it refreshes. :-) asuen wrote: No, I just press send and then it appears automatically asuen wrote: So I write it and then press send, then I press add messages asuen wrote: This works just fine! asuen wrote: Testing, testing Mrs. Goble wrote: This should work out fine. We look forward to this author chat! rene wrote: testing room for Anastasia Suen... welcome ! Start OF 17th ANIMAL DIARIES CHAT
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