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May 15, 2017 by Phyllis Wheeler

Called to Write: Author Rondi Olson didn’t realize she was writing for teens

Rondi Olson, authorI never intended to write for teens. Quite to the contrary, when I typed The End on the last page of my first novel, I was convinced I’d written a sci-fi adventure for adults. Then I sent my manuscript off to agents and editors. The feedback I received was pretty consistent. I needed to lower the age of my protagonist, to 14, or maybe 16. While I thought I’d been writing for adults, I’d been writing for teens.

This really shouldn’t have surprised me. After all, my favorite books were still found on the Young Adult shelves at the library, and my Netflix queue was filled with what it termed family-friendly fare.

At first, I was a little embarrassed to be writing for teens. I tried to make my writing more mature, but no matter how hard I tried, I was a G-rated girl. PG-13 at the most. While I didn’t steer away from difficult topics, I couldn’t make myself write about them in a graphic way. I didn’t see a need. I didn’t like my writing that way.

Finally I realized God had given me a love for the very thing he had called me to do. I didn’t need to make apologies or be ashamed.

I write clean. I write about coming-of-age. I write for children and young adults, and I’m glad.

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All Things Now Living by Rondi OlsonRondi Olson is a reader, writer, and animal wrangler from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Her debut novel for young adults, ALL THINGS NOW LIVING, was a finalist in the 2012 Genesis Contest and has just been released by Written World Communications.

www.rondiolson.com

www.7thdaughter.com

 

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May 4, 2015 by Phyllis Wheeler

New version of Computer Science Pure and Simple

Homeschool computer programming for high schoolers, Computer Science Pure and SimpleComputer Science Pure and Simple, a tried and true curriculum for teaching computer programming and other skills to homeschoolers, is now available in it’s latest version.

This Combined Edition for 2015 provides programming instruction, moving from simple to complex, for kids in seventh grade and up. It provides a full year of high school credit, using a project-based evaluation system.

Computer Science Pure and Simple teaches teens how to program animations and then games, some of them complex. Programming concepts used by professionals are covered, including if-then statements, looping, and development of a programming concept using a diagram.

This book uses MicroWorlds Logo software, available from MicroWorlds.com at more than 50 percent off for purchasers of this book. The Logo computer language, developed at MIT, sparks and keeps the interest of young people in a way that workplace computer languages do not. I have found it to be perfect for teens, and the concepts transfer easily to other computer languages when they are learned.

The Pure and Simple books have a tremendous track record, with plenty of rave reviews and awards. This version, programming only, does not include the Microsoft Office-based instruction in the previous books.

Find out more!

Filed Under: News from Motherboard Books Tagged With: Computer science, kids, Logo computer language, motherboard books, Phyllis Wheeler, programming, pure and simple, teens

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