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Subject: 8 yr old writes & sends 300-page "Potter" manuscript to J.K. Rowling

AgentSmith opened this issue on Oct 19, 2003 · 7 posts
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AgentSmith ( ) posted Sun, 19 October 2003 at 7:03 PM · edited Wed, 15 January 2025 at 7:31 AM

Attached Link: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/local/news/17pkid_p1.html

Interesting story. AgentSmith

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dialyn ( ) posted Sun, 19 October 2003 at 8:58 PM

Good grief...I have a hard time getting a page out these days and this kid is rolling at 300 at age 8. Urg. I knew the competition was getting younger all the time but this is ridiculous! :)

jstro ( ) posted Sun, 19 October 2003 at 9:12 PM

It's always good to have something to do at the beach, eh? ;-) Besides this feat, "Gallegos recently wrote [his father] a long Sherlock Holmes-inspired story, and for a second-grade class project at Grant Elementary School, Gallegos wrote a 100-page book." I'd say it's in his blood. jon

 
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AgentSmith ( ) posted Mon, 20 October 2003 at 3:31 AM

Lol, oh he had planned on writing 500 pages for his Potter manuscript, but the story wrapped up in just 300... Rofl...his parents must be doing the "We're going to be taken care of when we get older" dance. AS

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Claymor ( ) posted Mon, 20 October 2003 at 11:07 AM

Ya know...my 8yr old tells incredible stories, has even brought his teachers to tears thinking he was retelling an actual family tragedy...but it would take him a year and a half to write it down or type it out. Maybe the first step in that happy dance is going to have to be typing lessons....hmmmm....

Crescent ( ) posted Mon, 20 October 2003 at 11:11 PM

If he has half the talent as he does drive, then he'll be the next Stephen King.

JNagyJr ( ) posted Sun, 02 November 2003 at 10:27 AM

Damn, and just when I was thinking of changing my college major to something more focused on writing.

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