championed the good on Earth
11th March 2017 | for Creatives | books, writing, poetry, reaching your audience, writer-reader relationship, artist's message, Aimee Nezhukumatathil |
"I decided that I wanted to have a record for my sons that would say, 'Wow, Mom really marveled at the world. She really championed the good on Earth.' That's how Lucky Fish partially came to be. And I've never really written for a specific audience in mind until that particular book."
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