K.L. Going's Talk

We had a great novelist come and talk to us today about her writings. She writes novels and children's picture books for the masses. K.L. Going always wanted to be a writer since she was young. During her childhood, after reading a novel, she would think of ways to change the story or make it more appealing to herself. This remarkable woman even wrote her own personal novel one high school summer just to see if she could write a novel. The book has never been edited by another, so therefore is unpublished. She continued to show her love for stories as she worked for publishing company that one day encouraged her to have one of her own books read and published for the public.

K.L. Going's novels were all created by "what if.." ideas that lead to great plots. The Liberation of Gabriel King has been used in classrooms all over the world. This great story is about two children who overcome their fears during the summer together. Another published book was Fat Kid Rules the World which obtained much publicity over it wording and content. Although there was controversy over the story of a large boy becoming part of a band, Going invested in making it into a movie. Saint Iggy takes the point of view of a young man with learning disabilities trying to figure out life. He typically does the wrong things for right reasons and the right things for wrong reasons. In the end one questions their own actions in his/her life. Garden of Eve tells of a girl who is trying to enjoy life after loosing her beloved mother. Then there is King of the Screwups, where a young beautiful man tries to become a geek to better himself. Finally she wrote the children's book Dog in Charge, as a change of pace, about a pet dog who is left to babysit various pet cats in his household. This last book personally brought her joy as her children could read it currently.
Each book took approximately 1 year to publish. There are various people who work together on each story. K.L. Going is a great author who changes the thoughts of reader's whom follow her.