It’s been awhile since I had a creative kid to tell you about and now for the next three Thursdays, I’ve got awesome kids to tell you about! A kid business person, a great artist and today I want to tell you about 8-year-old Luke Meier, a second-grader who wrote a novel!
The Portal: Into the light (Volume 1)
By Luke Meier
Joe Meier (Contributor)
Illustrated by Leah Meier
96 Pages
Published by CreateSpace on August 1, 2012
Description taken from the back of the book –
“Into the light” is the story of the nine-year-old Leo and his dog Bucky, who accidentally activates a Portal to an unknown universe and sends them on the adventure of their lifetime. Leo and Bucky suddenly have to fight droids and rock monsters to survive, find a way back home and save the galaxy.”
Into the light is available at Amazon as both an ebook and paperback. Click HERE to go to the Amazon page.
Thank you for doing this interview with me Luke! What is it like to be a kid author?
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It is really good – It’s fun when I give my book to friends or when someone buys or reviews it on Amazon.
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How did you get the idea for your book?
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I got some ideas from StarWars and Minecraft. Some characters are my friends and even my dog. In the next book I got some ideas from the Beast Quest books.
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I get a lot of ideas from Star Wars too. Did your parents help you with the book? If so how?
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Yes. My sister Leah did the drawings. My Dad listened to my ideas and wrote them down. At nighttime he read me my chapters so I could make sure everything is exactly as I wanted it to be. My Mom read it to make sure the words were spelled right.
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That’s great you got a lot of help from your family! Do you want to write another book? What is your advice to kids who want to write a book?
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Yes, I am working on the second part of the story I started in “Into the Light” right now. My advice to other kids is tell your parents your ideas and they will help you writing your story.
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That’s awesome you are writing another novel! That is real dedication! Do you like to read? If so, what is your favorite book?
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Yes and No. At school we sometimes have boring books. My favorite books are “Into the Light” and Beast Quest.
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What do you want to be when you grow up?
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I used to want to be a Lego designer but now I am not sure anymore.
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LEGO designer is an awesome career choice! 😀 Thanks again Luke!
Categories: Creative Kids, Other Stuff Related to Books and Reading
Loved hearing from Luke! Also think it is cool how involved the whole family were with this project.
I like the whole family part too! 🙂
I enjoyed hearing about Luke’s new book. What a great project to work on a novel with help from your family :). Can’t wait to meet more kid authors!
This is a good book! 🙂
Well how cool is that? I can remember helping my son write stories around that age, too. Nothing that got published, though. Great interview, Erik.
Thanks Ms. Barbara! 😀
Bucky is my hero! I wish Luke could teach Mom a thing or two about putting a dog into a book! Thanks Erik!
Love and licks,
Cupcake
I hope you succeed! 🙂
Wow! This is really great, Luke! I was old before I wrote my first novel! My boys, too, love writing stories. It’s the one writing assignment they don’t feel is really homework.
I am glad they like writing! 🙂
Bravo, Erik and Luke…How marvelous to writing books at such a young age. What an inspiration. Well done and good luck!
Thanks Dr. Clune! 🙂
So inspiring! Good luck Luke! Thanks Erik. I’m going to tell Matthew see if it will get him writing 😉
I hope he writes! 🙂
Best Wishes on your book! Thanks for letting us know about his book, Erik! This will inspire other young authors!
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Interesting creative kid. The entire family what an idea. 😀
It is a creative family! 😀
Congratulations Luke! Your book is a success. We loved reading it and look forward to reading your next book.
Thank you all for your kind replies! I am working on Book 2 of the series and “Into the Light!” is on sale for $0.99 right now.
I love that this book is just the beginning of a series. How awesome. Best of luck Luke! And thanks Erik for sharing Luke’s creative process with us. It’s always great to have such a supportive family. 🙂
Thanks Ms. Bascal!