Please welcome writer Lucas Czechowski!
Today, I’ve got a very special guest. Lucas Czechowski! He’s 8 years old and in third grade. But what’s really special is that Lucas is writing a book called The Haunted House. He’s agreed to answer a few questions for us, and share a snippet of his book. Thanks for joining us, Lucas! By the way, I love this picture, he looks very authorish~
Where did you come up with the idea for The Haunted House?
I came up with the idea for The Haunted House after I read a scary book.
What do you like best about writing?
I like to do cliffhangers at the end of each chapter.
How do you find time to write and go to school?
I am on Winter Break now. I write when I get home from school a little bit.
What’s your favorite thing to do when you aren’t writing?
Reading to get information and for fun.
What’s your favorite subject at school?
Lunch. Recess. Math. Reading.
Can you share a few sentences of your book, so people who read my blog can enjoy it?
Sure. Take what chapter or sentences you want.
As I was staring up at the new house, I noticed that it was not how I imagined it. It had broken-down windows and the door creaked when you opened it. But my mom said it was perfect.
As I was walking up to my room, I slumped down on my bed and thought about our old house. Would I ever see my old friends again? I lay there for a few hours until my mom called me for dinner. Our dinner was cooked steak. I love cooked steak! After dinner I looked out the back window and saw the backyard was also a mess. As I stared, I saw something unusual in the back yard. The ground was kind of slanted.
As I wondered what was wrong with it, my mom said, “Jenny, time for bed.” So, I went up to my room, plopped down on my bed and closed my eyes. A few hours later, I woke up hearing thumpty, thumpty, thumpty.
I opened my eyes and looked out in the hall. Nothing there. “Must have been my imagination,” I said.
But then something even weirder happened. An eerie fog crept into my room. I saw a figure moving toward me.
