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How do you get inspired to write?

J. Alan Childs Our family became involved in lacrosse for various reasons. My youngest son, Brody, wanted a chapter book to read for class on lacrosse. We couldn't find any geared towards kids. I asked him to come up with a sports hero for lacrosse one summer. He came up with Kenny and the Flamethrowers. It was such a fun concept I wanted to see it make it to the book shelves for other kids like him.

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