John Nassivera
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Aileen Stewart:
Hello Aileen, I'm a first time author and exploring the question, how many different ways can a book can come off its pages to create community? Would you mind sharing some of the experiences you have had as an author to complement the good work our neighbors are doing so the good continues?
Aileen Stewart
While I'm not exactly sure what your question means or to what neighbors you are referring, I will do my best to give you some semblance of an answer.
My stories are always about three things. Fun, Family, and Friendship. I touch on things like telling the truth, earning through hard work, being a good friend, peer pressure, how rules are made to keep us safe, etc...
I have had teachers as well as a clinical psychologist use my books while teaching or meeting with clients, so I am assuming that my messages are helpful in an entertaining and non threatening way. I have also heard from a grandparent that my book helped her reluctant reader granddaughter to become a reader and to gain more self esteem.
I feel the Good Lord has given me the ability to write, and if I have helped someone in some small way through this writing, then I have done my job.
My stories are always about three things. Fun, Family, and Friendship. I touch on things like telling the truth, earning through hard work, being a good friend, peer pressure, how rules are made to keep us safe, etc...
I have had teachers as well as a clinical psychologist use my books while teaching or meeting with clients, so I am assuming that my messages are helpful in an entertaining and non threatening way. I have also heard from a grandparent that my book helped her reluctant reader granddaughter to become a reader and to gain more self esteem.
I feel the Good Lord has given me the ability to write, and if I have helped someone in some small way through this writing, then I have done my job.
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