2008 Woodie Awards
Sarah Minott writes book, "Senioritis"
Inga Locke
Issue date: 12/7/07 Section: Gallery
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Southwest Baptist University junior Sarah Minott has been a published author for two years. Minott is a middle school language arts and social studies education major and has attended SBU since her freshman year, fall of 2005.
Minott began writing stories when she was about nine years old. She would read books and not be satisfied with the ending and want more. So to remedy this, she would write her own sequels and add characters and story lines that would finish the stories in her mind.
Around the age of 12, she began to develop original stories and write them down, developing a great passion for story telling. She has spent anywhere from four to six hours a day just writing.
Her parents have been a great support to her throughout the years, and her father has encouraged her to publish her works since the eighth grade.
The story that Minott chose to publish is a book called "Senioritis," about the struggles that a girl, or even a guy, might go through their senior year of high school while trying to maintain childhood and grow up at the same time. Originally the book was intended to be an autobiography but soon turned into a story including events that Minott knew other girls had gone through though not having experienced them all on her own.
Minott became interested in publishing her book her freshman year at SBU and began looking on-line for publishers that would accept her work through an on-line submission. After submitting her novel, Tate Publishing & Enterprise of Mustang, Okla. approached her about publishing the book.
The story itself is very well written showing Minott's talent. It is a quick read, taking me about eight hours of non-stop reading to complete. Minott does a wonderful job of explaining her world to the reader. Although my senior year was a much different experience in a very large public school system, Minott made me feel as though I had grown up in a private school understanding the smaller and stricter setting. She finds a way to bring the reader into her emotion as well as feeling the other characters' emotions.
The story has several turns and twists that keep you curious. There are unanswered questions throughout the whole book that keep you curious until the last chapter. The story involves almost every theme of love and shows every different type of love that people can feel.
I would recommend the book to any young girl or boy entering that stage of life but also to an older audience as well. It is a good story to reminisce with.
Minott does not see writing as a career option for herself, but she will continue to write and hopefully publish more works for many years to come.
Minott is currently selling autographed copies of "Senioritis" for $10 a book. For more information contact Minott at.
Minott began writing stories when she was about nine years old. She would read books and not be satisfied with the ending and want more. So to remedy this, she would write her own sequels and add characters and story lines that would finish the stories in her mind.
Around the age of 12, she began to develop original stories and write them down, developing a great passion for story telling. She has spent anywhere from four to six hours a day just writing.
Her parents have been a great support to her throughout the years, and her father has encouraged her to publish her works since the eighth grade.
The story that Minott chose to publish is a book called "Senioritis," about the struggles that a girl, or even a guy, might go through their senior year of high school while trying to maintain childhood and grow up at the same time. Originally the book was intended to be an autobiography but soon turned into a story including events that Minott knew other girls had gone through though not having experienced them all on her own.
Minott became interested in publishing her book her freshman year at SBU and began looking on-line for publishers that would accept her work through an on-line submission. After submitting her novel, Tate Publishing & Enterprise of Mustang, Okla. approached her about publishing the book.
The story itself is very well written showing Minott's talent. It is a quick read, taking me about eight hours of non-stop reading to complete. Minott does a wonderful job of explaining her world to the reader. Although my senior year was a much different experience in a very large public school system, Minott made me feel as though I had grown up in a private school understanding the smaller and stricter setting. She finds a way to bring the reader into her emotion as well as feeling the other characters' emotions.
The story has several turns and twists that keep you curious. There are unanswered questions throughout the whole book that keep you curious until the last chapter. The story involves almost every theme of love and shows every different type of love that people can feel.
I would recommend the book to any young girl or boy entering that stage of life but also to an older audience as well. It is a good story to reminisce with.
Minott does not see writing as a career option for herself, but she will continue to write and hopefully publish more works for many years to come.
Minott is currently selling autographed copies of "Senioritis" for $10 a book. For more information contact Minott at.
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