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Scott Heydt YA Fiction & Nonfiction/Middle-Grade Fiction author; "Live, Learn, Teach"

Scott Heydt
Scott Heydt
Chalfont, Pennsylvania
Member since: Jul, 2009
Last login: 11/12/2009
Last update : 11/12/2009
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  • SCOTT HEYDT grew up in suburban Philadelphia and resides with his wife in Chalfont, Pennsylvania. He holds a masters degree in leadership and liberal studies from Duquesne University and a B.A. of psychology and elementary education from Moravian College. Scott attributes his passion for and knowledge of writing to the great teachers who guided him in the past.

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  • Rutgers University One-on-One Plus Overview

    October 25, 2009

    • Readers,On Saturday October 17 I had the unique opportunity to attend the 40th annual Rutgers University One-on-One Plus conference sponsored by the Rutgers University Council on Children's Literature.  I was one of approximately 70 writers/illustrators accepted for this day-long, intensive experience.The day began with a writer "strategy" session in which we poured through the packets ...
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  • Mice Don't Levitate- Do They?

    September 20, 2009

    • Readers:   Mice are the brunt of human experiments every day. If I was a mouse, this story might be the last straw.   Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory discovered a way to levitate mice using a superconductive magnet. Their goal is to simulate an astronaut's weightlessness and to study possible bone loss in extended space missions. Our furry friends are placed over a ...
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  • Letter to the Real Mr. Cross

    August 16, 2009

    •  Readers:I placed a letter in the mail today.  A letter for a very special man--the real life Mr. Cross and the inspiration for Mice Don't Taste Like Chicken.  I've included the letter below but removed certain names for privacy sake.  It felt right to me that my reading audience know just what this book, and more important, this teacher means to me. August 16, 2009Dear Mr. ...
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  • Edits and Lottery Balls

    August 3, 2009

    • Exciting times in the land of Mice Don't Taste Like Chicken.  With the help of talented PM Moon editor, Martha Smith, the first round of edits are near completion.  We've traded chapter after chapter and created some substantive changes.  I endured painful cuts.  Martha slashed necessary blunders. Together we added items to the story that will have you rereading till the pages fall out.The ...
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  • Teens Rewrite Mice Don't Taste Like Chicken

    July 23, 2009

    • Yesterday, I conducted a workshop at Lower Macungie Library in Macungie, PA.  With the assistance of ten talented young ladies (including Erin Stephens, Children's Librarian extraordinaire), we rewrote a portion of Mice Don't Taste Like Chicken. To prepare, I briefed the crew in CRAFT vs. CRAP.  Writing is a craft.  "An artful placement of word with intention"as author Lester ...
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