How Adam Gidwitz Went From Being a Terrible Teacher to an Amazing Author
Colby: I had a blast interviewing Adam Gidwitz for The Yarn on a car ride to an airport. He’s a great dude, and I think a lot of people are going to find his journey to publication fascinating.
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About Colby Sharp
Colby Sharp is a third grade teacher at Parma Elementary in Parma, Michigan. He is the co-founder of Nerd Camp and Nerdy Book Club. He co-hosts the monthly twitter chats #SharpSchu (with John Schu) and #TitleTalk (with Donalyn Miller)
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A+ Terrific podcast! I loved so much of what was discussed but what really rocked my world was the commonsense advice that “Writers are people who write.” This is a must listen by a very fascinating author.