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SPARK opening doors March 1, 2020
We've had two groups through, books up onto Amazon, and kids who are pretty sure they're going to conquer the world. Oops, they already...

8-year-old Cassie Akers talks about her first published book
I'm sorry, how old did she say she was? Flowers Make Me Happy is on Amazon right now.

Spark alumna Madeline Dines talks confidence, world domination, and what it means to write a book when you're a 17-year-old girl
Did you catch that correct Latin in the podcast episode? All that and more in the Spark episode with alumna Maddie Dines, author of...

Nicole Akers, no, wait, Cassie Akers, and "Flowers Make Me Happy"
Cassie, who is 8-years old, is the author of the book, not Nicole. Just had to get that out there. Let me tell you...

Decide + Create = Spark
At some point, you're going to have to make the decision. The hard part of your journey is done. -- Yeah, that would be...

Spark graduates Meg & Matthew Leal have their book on Amazon!
Meg joins me on the show and digs deep into the process of writing a book with her 10-year-old son who ... didn't really...