Kathleen Glasgow

Now that you're an author, you know, don't go to Goodreads. You don't want to know what they're saying. Like someone for, I think it was Girl in Pieces, when I made the mistake of going over there, and their review was just one line, and it was like, this is the stupidest book that I have ever read in my life. Which is fine because once your book is out, people have their own opinions.

Like some people like a book, some people don't, whatever. But whenever I'm teaching writing workshops for teenagers, I'm like, how many of you think that what you write is stupid? And they all raise their hands. And I'm like, so I actually wrote the stupidest book that's ever been written. So you can't. I win.

Like some people like a book, some people don't, whatever. But whenever I'm teaching writing workshops for teenagers, I'm like, how many of you think that what you write is stupid? And they all raise their hands. And I'm like, so I actually wrote the stupidest book that's ever been written. So you can't. I win.

Like some people like a book, some people don't, whatever. But whenever I'm teaching writing workshops for teenagers, I'm like, how many of you think that what you write is stupid? And they all raise their hands. And I'm like, so I actually wrote the stupidest book that's ever been written. So you can't. I win.

Whatever you write, it's going to be great because I wrote the stupidest book ever written.

Whatever you write, it's going to be great because I wrote the stupidest book ever written.

Whatever you write, it's going to be great because I wrote the stupidest book ever written.

No, it's fine. Yeah.

No, it's fine. Yeah.

No, it's fine. Yeah.

I don't I don't like offer them. I do it when I do school visits because like I have like so much like social anxiety and like anxiety about speaking in public that when I do a school visitor, I have like a public event. I will usually say I don't want to come to your school.

I don't I don't like offer them. I do it when I do school visits because like I have like so much like social anxiety and like anxiety about speaking in public that when I do a school visitor, I have like a public event. I will usually say I don't want to come to your school.

I don't I don't like offer them. I do it when I do school visits because like I have like so much like social anxiety and like anxiety about speaking in public that when I do a school visitor, I have like a public event. I will usually say I don't want to come to your school.

school and stand up in front of 500 teenagers because i didn't i that's like no no i don't want to do that um but i i will do smaller breakout sessions with like 20 to 25 students and we will do a writing workshop and i will teach them how to draft a novel in 30 minutes

school and stand up in front of 500 teenagers because i didn't i that's like no no i don't want to do that um but i i will do smaller breakout sessions with like 20 to 25 students and we will do a writing workshop and i will teach them how to draft a novel in 30 minutes

school and stand up in front of 500 teenagers because i didn't i that's like no no i don't want to do that um but i i will do smaller breakout sessions with like 20 to 25 students and we will do a writing workshop and i will teach them how to draft a novel in 30 minutes

And that is actually the funnest exercise for me to do because everyone starts participating because it's like when you co-write a book like I did with Liz, the pressure's off you alone and you're not by yourself. And everyone has ideas and we can come up with this whole draft of the book in 30 minutes.

And that is actually the funnest exercise for me to do because everyone starts participating because it's like when you co-write a book like I did with Liz, the pressure's off you alone and you're not by yourself. And everyone has ideas and we can come up with this whole draft of the book in 30 minutes.

And that is actually the funnest exercise for me to do because everyone starts participating because it's like when you co-write a book like I did with Liz, the pressure's off you alone and you're not by yourself. And everyone has ideas and we can come up with this whole draft of the book in 30 minutes.

And usually in like six months, two of the kids from the class will email me and say, I wrote 100 pages based on what we did. And I'm like, you're yay. You're off and running. You did it. I gave you a little structure and ideas. You're doing it. I want to see your book on a bookshelf someday. And so I will do I do things like that. I love that so much.