Schoolgirl the next Rowling?
February 6th, 2005 -- by Augie De Blieck Jr.
Yes, the headline might be pushing it a tad, but this is an amazing story. I’m almost curious to read the book myself, now.
A SCHOOLGIRL has become a publishing sensation after her first novel sold 50,000 copies in six weeks. A second print run for Emma Maree Urquhart’s Dragon Tamers has been ordered.
Emma Maree, 13, from Inverness, wrote about a teenager who is dragged into a virtual reality game involving a dragon. If she dies in the game, she dies in the real world.
Uupdate: Corrected POTTER author spelling in title. Thanks, Patricia!
February 6th, 2005 at 3:33 pm
Thirteen year old novelist?
I think I’ll pass. I can’t imagine a thirteen year old could write about anything that would hold my interest at my age.
February 6th, 2005 at 8:25 pm
Rowling, actually. ;)
And I always find it interesting when the kids start writing so young. Christopher Paolini’s “Eragon”, for instance, while certainly not awful or bad, was actually quite good for someone of his age. But that’s the point - you can tell the book was written by a very young person.
February 6th, 2005 at 9:58 pm
I’d like to see a non-Fantasy novel from a young kid boom the sales charts.