Jerry Spinelli

Jerry Spinelli (born February 1, 1941) is a noted children's author, specializing on novels written for and about early adolescence.

Quotes

The golden rule of writing is to write what you care about. If you care about your topic, you'll do your best writing, and then you stand the best chance of really touching a reader in some way

• The golden rule of writing is to write what you care about. If you care about your topic, you'll do your best writing, and then you stand the best chance of really touching a reader in some way.
  • As quoted in Instructor, Vol. 103 (1992), p. 201