I Wrote This For A YA Author. Too long???
ANN BROWN
Copyright 2007, Michael LaRocca
Her idea of a good time is to diagram sentences while listening to Barry Manilow and sipping Earl Grey tea. Morning, afternoon or evening. What kind of person is this Ann Brown?
As a child, her favorite books were the Little House on the Prairie series. Now she can read a Danielle Steele book in one day, and her definition of a great vacation is parking herself on a beach somewhere to read. She collects old and antique books, and owns an etiquette book printed in 1886, invaluable for when you want to know how to sneeze properly in public. (Well, if I opened a book printed in 1886 I'd probably sneeze too.)
She regularly annoys people by pointing out mistakes in their English, and insists on telling them which rule they broke. (But she won't tell us what her 1886 etiquette book says about that.)
Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, she was 11 when her mom gave her a Barry Manilow album. She listened to it over and over again. It was a life-changing event for her. Not only that, but she's not ashamed to admit it. She fell in love with his music, his writing of his music, and the way he told a story using words and notes. This is when she really began being creative.
Ann was encouraged by a creative writing teacher in high school. One of the class assignments was to write in a journal three times a week, and she has continued doing that to this day. This teacher was also the first one to tell Ann to say hi to Barry when she meets him. (No word yet on whether or not Barry will sing to her.)
She has always wanted to write a book. Like every author who set out to be published by a certain date, she had no idea how to achieve her goal, but she learned. She was raising a newborn son, too busy to sleep, but she always found time to write, as genuine authors always do.
The real "Farm Grandma" is Ann's very own grandmother. She was fun, laughed a lot, had interesting stories to tell and lessons to share. What began as a short storybook for a birthday present moved both Ann and Farm Grandma so much that the rest, as they say, is history.
Farm Grandma told Ann: "I hope all of your dreams come true."
With the release of her first book, “Farm Grandma and the Dancing Pitchfork,” they have.
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