We went to see one of Zach's favorite authors at the library this weekend. Jonathan Rand writes a series of children's books called "Michigan Chillers", which he has recently expanded to include other states under the name "American Chillers".
He gave an animated talk about how he became an author, how much reading has changed his life, and he really got everyone all fired-up to go write something. He then signed books for the kids.
He was born in Pontiac, MI and now lives in Indian River, up north. He's one of Michigan's most published authors, with over 50 books in print. He has an amazing amount of energy and you can tell he loves what he does.
He said that a young boy once came up to him and asked "How old do you need to be" to be a writer. He asked the boy his age.
"Seven", the boy said.
So he told the boy you need to be seven to be a writer.
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I've heard of Rand and his books. He lives near me! One of my co-workers has read them all.
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