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Deborah Folka

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JK Rowling, AA Milne, EB White.

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April 2023


Writing and publishing books is a long-held dream for me. I've always been a storyteller. Even as a preschooler, I was making up stories and writing them down. In high school, I worked on the student newspaper. At the University of Washington, I wrote for The Daily and earned an undergraduate degree in communications, becoming a journalist for community newspapers and then moving into public relations, eventually running my own firm. Still, there was the siren call of fiction and the catalyst turned out to be COVID and daily online visits with my granddaughter. She wanted me to write a story about her. "In Zoey's Closet" is the result and while I don't think there are a cadre of magical characters living in her bedroom closet, she loved 'he ...more

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Deborah Folka Thank you for your interest, Jill. Yes, there are two more books planned. The second in the series is titled "In Zoey's Neighbourhood" and the third i…moreThank you for your interest, Jill. Yes, there are two more books planned. The second in the series is titled "In Zoey's Neighbourhood" and the third is "In Zoey's Family." The second one is in re-writes and editing, while the third is still in its early incubation stages. All the best!(less)
Deborah Folka I would LOVE to attend school at Hogwarts! I think JK Rowling created the most amazing world with memorable characters and sizzling plots.
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The genesis of Zoey's Closet

It began in the dark days of the pandemic. I was spending almost every evening online with my granddaughter Zoey. We read books together -- she read a page, I read a page -- and got through classics like "Charlotte's Web" and "The Thousand Acre Wood." When asked what she'd like to read next, Zoey issued the challenge: "You can write a book about me!"

And we were off!In Zoey's Closet Read more of this blog post »
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Published on June 07, 2023 10:44 Tags: book-beginnings, children-s-books, in-zoey-s-closet
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