As I began reading more
grown up books, I received Nancy Drew books as gifts. These were timeless classics
when I read them and are even more so today. Recently, I checked out a Nancy
Drew book for my fourth grade daughter. She was hooked after the first chapter
of “The Secret of the Old Clock”! She’s been devouring these books ever since
and told me that one night she woke up at 2:00 a.m. and wanted to read. Though
we don’t look or act alike, we share a passion for reading and writing.
Alexandra is a bookworm, just like me, and she’s written dozens of lovely
stories. While home from school recovering from the flu, she wrote a single
spaced, five page mystery. She spent two days working on it and was excited
when she finished. As I read her story, I overlooked punctuation errors and
realized how much her writing had improved in just a few months. I told her
that I loved her story, and she asked me if I would edit it for her. She later asked
if I would publish it for her. Even though I was so proud of her and thrilled
that her interest had reached that point, I told her that her story wasn’t
quite ready to be published and that she should continue to polish it.
One day, I would love my
daughter’s books to be published through Progressive Rising Phoenix Press, and
I would be her biggest fan. Until then, we continue to accept submissions from
other authors. Please visit the Submissions
Guidelines tab at www.progressiverisingphoenix.com
for information on submitting your work. We look forward to working with a wide
range of authors and their corresponding books. You never know who might end up
being the next Carolyn Keene; it could be you!
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