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  1. Michael Blouin said on May 7, 2013 at 7:26 pm:

    Hi Alice,

    Thanks so much for blurb and link!

    Cheers,

    Mike

  2. Harshit Gupta said on April 26, 2013 at 8:15 pm:

    I read your book, Life on the Refrigerator Door, some four years ago, sitting in a bookstore. However, the book touched me deeply, and a year and half ago I gifted a copy to my big sister. And tomorrow, I’m planning to host a small event at a local ‘write club’ where I’m gonna try to make people write in that style. It’s been a big influence, hope to read that book once again someday soon. Thanks for this one. :)

  3. AliceKuipers said on April 29, 2013 at 11:21 pm:

    Thank you very much. It’s really nice to hear this – and to see what you’ve been doing with the book as a reader AND as a writer.

  4. Patty Boyenko said on April 22, 2013 at 4:06 pm:

    Hello Alice!

    I am the teacher from Vonda who brought 2 students to see you at the Public Library in Saskatoon. I have a Creative Writing student again this semester. I was wondering if it would be possible to meet with you again? We could meet you in Saskatoon, over coffee. Or are you available to come to Vonda as a presenter? I could arrange for other interested students to join the class and pay you for your time.
    Please let me know if you are interested.

    patty@baudoux.ca
    home 258-2259
    school 258-2181
    cell 270-2077

    Thank you,
    Patty

  5. Carlene Walter said on April 15, 2013 at 12:50 am:

    Hello Alice,

    Saskatoon Public Schools would like to invite Yann and yourself to a celebration of books. Please email me at carlenewalter@gmail.com or walterc@spsd.sk.ca so I can send you the details.

    Thank you.
    Carlene Walter

  6. Bella said on April 11, 2013 at 1:22 am:

    Hi Alice. I bought life on the refrigerator door when I was ten. When I got home from the book t store I read it and I was so hooked I got barely any sleep. I never really liked reading but your book was just amazing and inspirational. Now I am nearly 14 and I am reading your book for the fifth time! All my friends loved your book too. How can you just think up such great ideas??? I have also stared writing a book of my own. Thank you so much for inpiring me to like reading and writing. Bella :)

  7. Allan said on March 22, 2013 at 3:21 pm:

    Alice, your presence transforms the classroom – my students are fortunate to have shared some time with you. Thank you for visiting and for the writing prompts. We’ll be occupied for the rest of the year with those treasures!

  8. AliceKuipers said on March 25, 2013 at 2:07 pm:

    Thanks, it was great to meet your class. Please thank them for all the help with the book ;-)

  9. Michelle Dona said on February 23, 2013 at 1:37 am:

    Dear Alice,

    I couldn’t put “Life on the Refrigerator Door” down. I laughed, cried, and even gave leftovers to my children for dinner … you get the picture. Thank you for such a moving work! Then, I picked up “The Worst Thing She Ever Did” – wow, what a ride! Thank you for so beautifully detailing Sophie’s first twelve months without her sister. You once again kept me turning the pages, having to know Sophie would find the strength to confront the truth. Once more I cried as Sophie and her mum went to to the memorial. You have a wonderful ability to move your readers.

    Thank you, thank you, thank you – I look forward to more of your writing!

    Kindest Regards,
    Michelle Dona

  10. AliceKuipers said on March 6, 2013 at 5:41 pm:

    Thank you so much for your kind comments. It’s so nice to hear from readers and to feel connected again with the books I’v written. Warmest wishes, Alice

  11. Demi Bernice Eslit said on February 21, 2013 at 4:32 pm:

    Salutations!

    I am Demi Bernice Eslit. I have been a writer seven years now and it has always been my dream. I haven’t read any of your books yet but I entered the Wattpad Workshop. I’ll keep an eye on your book soon! :) But I am afraid I can not right away. I am actually a Filipina & I am dying to publish my own novel someday :) I have always wanted to write one. I hope I could do better in writing by following your tips on this website. I hope you could give me an advice too. A 17 year old like me who’s trying my best to write needs more pieces of advice from an exceptional author like you :) How I wish I could lend you a copy of my own novel someday & hear comments about it.

    Good day & God Bless You! :)

  12. AliceKuipers said on March 6, 2013 at 5:43 pm:

    Good luck with your writing – and thank you for the comments. I’m glad you participated in the Wattpad workshop and I hope the tips and advice I share there and on my website continue to help you. I can’t give any more individual advice as I have two small children and my own books to write, but I wish you luck!

  13. Sasha Amber said on February 18, 2013 at 8:31 pm:

    I read Life on the Refrigerator Door and loved it. It was such a simple way to tell a story yet it almost made me cry. I’ve been writing stories since I was six, and I have high hopes of becoming a journalist one day. Have you any tips on how to develop a story, besides using dialogue? I seem to be having trouble writing recently as I struggle to write anything besides the character’s conversation and what they do while they speak.

    Thank you :)

  14. AliceKuipers said on February 19, 2013 at 6:42 pm:

    There’s nothing wrong with developing a story using only dialogue. Plays are a beautiful medium for storytelling. My advice would be to write what you want to write without worrying about the end result too much. I wrote plays for a while, then that phase stopped for me. For others it is the best way for them to express themselves.

    As for making a story develop, give the characters hurdles and challenges. Make them do something. Think about how what a character does makes them who they are.

    Hope these little tips are helpful!

    Ali

  15. Sara Davidson said on February 14, 2013 at 1:23 am:

    Hi Alice,
    My name is Sara Davidson and I am the coordinator for the Young Authors’ Conference in Whitehorse. I would like to invite you to attend this year. Please contact me for details at your earliest convenience.
    Thank you,
    Sara

  16. Mikaella An said on February 3, 2013 at 1:55 am:

    Hello Miss Kuipers. I’m using your book, “Life on the Refrigerator Door” and i wanted to know if it can be categorized as a novel in verse (poetry).
    Thank you, Mikaella

  17. Rosalind Bryan said on February 2, 2013 at 11:51 pm:

    I first read ‘Life on the Refrigerator Door’ a couple of years ago. I would have never thought I would have to go through what the characters did.

    Sadly a month ago my mother passed away after courageously fighting cancer for the last 3 years. Reading this book again is very powerful and so truthful for a story that is in fact fiction. The reality of a daughter loosing their mother at such a young age is so painful (I am 22), the things later on in life that you cannot spend together. You really have captured how it feels and I think I am going to start writing letters to my mum, as I just want to tell her everything just like Clare. The last two letters just reduce me to tears as I truly feel I want to say the same to my mum. Thank you so much.

  18. AliceKuipers said on February 3, 2013 at 2:38 am:

    Thank you so much for your comment. I’m sorry for your loss. It is so very recent for you and I’m sorry you have to deal with such a loss so young. My thoughts are with you. Ali x

  19. Lori Betz said on January 26, 2013 at 5:25 pm:

    I am sending out this email to everyone who participated in 2008 in the book donation for the Pink Ribbon Angles Relay For Life event and also to some new authors.

    I am a member of a relay team called the Pink Ribbon Angels and also a 5 year breast cancer survivor. I am requesting donations of signed books to be raffled/auctioned off to raise money for the Relay for Life event. Since I love to read, I thought this was a great way to raise money for a worthy charity to fight cancer, which affects everyone in some way.

    I am sure that you receive many requests but I hope you will be able to help me raise money for this worthy cause by donating a few signed copies of your books. I know the economy is bad, but that makes it all the more important to raise money for a charity that does so much to help those with cancer who cannot afford things themselves.

    The book fundraiser did really well in the past and I have gotten a lot of feedback on how excited everyone is that I am bringing it back this year. It wouldn’t be possible without all of you wonderful authors and publishers that give from the heart. I am going to be participating in this years Relay as both a team member and a survivor. It is scheduled for June 22nd. If you would be interested in donating books to this event, you may mail the books to me at my home address listed below. I will need to receive the donations by the beginning of March so I have time to log them, etc.

    I hope that you will want to participate in this worthy cause and any donation would be appreciated. Please respond by email so that I know what to expect.

    My email address is loribetz23@yahoo.com and my home address is 3809 Teak Drive, Northampton PA 18067.

    If you have any questions, please feel free to email me. Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you. With your participation, we can join forces to help those suffering from cancer and to making cancer a thing of the past.

    Lori Betz

  20. AliceKuipers said on January 30, 2013 at 3:19 am:

    Signed copy in the mail. Best wishes and good luck with your great work,
    Ali

  21. Rachel Thompson said on January 5, 2013 at 1:34 pm:

    Hello Alice,

    Room magazine—Canada’s oldest literary journal by and about women—would like to feature you in our upcoming issue Crime. Are you available for an interview, virtually either via Skype, phone, or email, this month?

    Thank you,
    Rachel
    Editor, Room 36.2, Crime
    http://www.roommagazine.com
    Twitter: @RachelThompson
    Email: rachel@bluemuse.ca

  22. Zainab Hussain said on January 1, 2013 at 3:31 pm:

    Hi Alice

    I loved your book ‘Life on the Refrigerator Door’ and it was one of the first books I had read in an extremely long time as I am not that passionate about reading. However I throughly enjoyed this book and found it was a great read therefore I have chosen it for my english book project! I love writing however do not enjoy reading as much! I was wondering if you would be able to help me with my book review project as I am extremely confused as to where to even begin! I love your books and look forward to reading more, keep writing!

    Zainab :) xx

  23. Zainab Hussain said on December 31, 2012 at 12:35 pm:

    Hi Alice

    This is quite unusual for me actually as im not a very keen reader at all and have been searching for a long time for a book that I would actually enjoy. I love english very much however I am not as passionate about reading! I read Life on the Refrigerator door, which I found was an extraordinary book which changed my thoughts of reading, I loved it! One of our tasks in English this term is to create a book project on a book you have read recently and enjoyed, due to the fact that I loved Life on the Refrigerator Door this is the story I have chosen. I was wondering if you had any tips or you could help me persuade people to read your stories, I have not really done anything like this before so im extremely confused as to where to start! I look forward to reading more of your books, keep writing! Thanks! :) x

  24. Rachel said on December 30, 2012 at 3:27 am:

    I just finished reading “Forty Things I Want To Tell You” and I loved it! Once I had finished I saw you had a website to provide blooming writters with advice and Top Tips just like Amy (a.k.a Bird) did in the book. I myself am an aspiring writter, but I haven’t written anything new for about 3 years because my schedule got so crammed in that time period. Now that I am about to graduate high school, I feel I have more time to focus on my writting. And your website is great to help me perfect and strengthen my mediocre writting skills. Thanks again!

  25. AliceKuipers said on December 30, 2012 at 5:59 am:

    Thanks very much. I’m glad you enjoyed the book and that you’re feeling you have more time for writing again – good luck with it.

  26. Allan Parson said on December 17, 2012 at 4:54 pm:

    Hi Alice!
    I loved your “Winter Morning” writing prompt this morning. Here is something delightful that resulted (in my Grade 3 student’s own special interpetation and language):

    Decemder
    -peace
    -its winter
    -pink sky
    -sleding hill
    -beautiful sky
    -My crismas tree
    -snowing hard
    -snowing lite
    -peach
    -yummy
    -tired

  27. AliceKuipers said on December 17, 2012 at 8:30 pm:

    Wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing this. Makes me smile ;-)

  28. laura said on December 17, 2012 at 9:35 am:

    hi, I’ve read your book ‘the worst thing she ever did’ (AKA Lost for words), and I really enjoyed it. Your like one of my favourite writer right now (along with Ally Carter, John Green and Malcolm Rose). I really want to read your other books now.

  29. AliceKuipers said on December 17, 2012 at 10:41 am:

    Thanks very much. It’s very nice to hear from you and I’m glad you enjoyed The Worst Thing She Ever Did.
    Warmest wishes,
    Ali

  30. Jesse said on December 9, 2012 at 11:10 pm:

    How do you pronounce your last name?

  31. AliceKuipers said on December 13, 2012 at 12:09 pm:

    Kui rhymes with Sky and then pers sounds like the sound a cat makes. Hope this helps!

  32. Melissa Gilbert said on November 26, 2012 at 8:41 pm:

    Hi! I’m writing an essay on The Worst Thing She Ever did and I was wondering if you would be willing to answer a few questions, like how do you believe your own life has filtered into your writing style and your stories or has it? And also what would be the hardest part of writing a novel? Thank you so much for your time, it’s greatly appreciated! Love your books :)

  33. AliceKuipers said on November 26, 2012 at 9:13 pm:

    I think any writer finds their own life seeping into their stories. That doesn’t always mean in terms of factual events, but emotionally a writer has to experience all sorts of things so they can find what they want to say on the page. In The Worst Thing She Ever Did the poems came from my as a teenager, the idea came from my own experience of panic disorder, and the story came from being in London during the bombing, although I wasn’t on the train but far away in the suburbs, safe and lucky, wondering ‘what if?’
    The hardest part of writing a novel is to accept that even when you’re tired of it, you have to keep editing it and rewriting it so that it merits the time and attention readers will give to it. I hope this helps!

  34. analee gonzalez said on September 19, 2012 at 11:18 pm:

    i was wondering if u could help me persuade someone one to read ur book its fro my english project

  35. AliceKuipers said on September 26, 2012 at 2:33 am:

    I sent you an email – hope it helped!

  36. Mrs. Addley's grade 6 class said on September 5, 2012 at 7:04 pm:

    We are reading your book Life on the Refrigerator Door, and think it is great. We hope we get to read more of your books. Keep writing.

  37. AliceKuipers said on September 6, 2012 at 1:31 am:

    Thank you very much! It’s very nice to hear from you.

  38. Diane Johnson - Canwood Community Public School said on August 31, 2012 at 8:32 pm:

    Each year in Saskatchewan our Province proclaims one week in October as “Education Week”. This year it is being celebrated during the week of Oct. 15th – 21st and the theme is Learning Success Today…Leading Success Tomorrow. We are contacting you in the hopes that we might be able to arrange a visit from you to talk to our students about your books, life experiences, and literary tips.. We are a small Pre K – Grade 12 school with approx. 160 students. Canwood is about 1 and one half hours North of Saskatoon. If you do school presentation or if you are available during any of the week day dates (Monday – Friday)we would very much like to discuss this with you. Please let us know if this is a possibility and what costs etc. would be involved. Thank you so much for your consideration. We are excited to hear back from you.

    Diane Johnson – Canwood Community School Coordinato
    Box 370 Canwood, SK S0J 0K0 306 468 2150 Ext 246

  39. AliceKuipers said on September 1, 2012 at 12:59 pm:

    I’ve sent you an email – thanks!

  40. real estate marketing said on August 4, 2012 at 12:46 pm:

    I seriously love your ideas and writing style. Keep writing!

  41. AliceKuipers said on August 16, 2012 at 5:51 pm:

    Thanks very much!

  42. Doug said on August 2, 2012 at 10:04 pm:

    I’m a film reveiwer and just watched Sarah Abbatt’s film “This Time Last Winter” based on your short story “location of the Imagination.” She did a fine job of bringing your story to the screen.

    Doug

  43. AliceKuipers said on August 7, 2012 at 5:16 pm:

    Thanks very much, The final film was very different from the story – Sarah really made it her own. Glad you enjoyed it.

  44. Jean Parchewsky said on July 19, 2012 at 1:39 am:

    Hi, I am writing to see if you would be interested in attending an “event signing” at Indigo in conjunction with Word On the Street. I would love to collaborate with you to have a Meet and Greet either sometime that same week or on the Saturday prior. The signing would be about 2 hours, Thanks for your time, Jean

  45. AliceKuipers said on July 23, 2012 at 4:43 pm:

    I’d be very happy to – I’ll email you. Thanks, Ali

  46. Ellie said on July 6, 2012 at 5:48 pm:

    Lovely book!

  47. AliceKuipers said on July 7, 2012 at 1:49 am:

    Thank you very much!

  48. i loved it said on June 20, 2012 at 4:43 am:

    it is a beutiful book i loved it

  49. AliceKuipers said on June 21, 2012 at 3:00 pm:

    Thank you.

  50. Marina said on June 12, 2012 at 5:42 pm:

    I recently found out about your books, but I have to say that the idea of “40 Things I Want to Tell You”, along with that brilliant cover really made me excited. In my country ( I’m from Romania ) none of your books is published, so I can’t really put my hands on one of them very soon. Even so, I’d read some excerpts on the Internet and I really liked them.
    So, because I own this little book blog, I was wondering if you won’t agree to answer me some question, like an interview. I really hope you will accept it, so other romanian people find out about your work.

  51. AliceKuipers said on June 21, 2012 at 3:01 pm:

    Thanks for the interview!

  52. johanna said on May 31, 2012 at 11:44 am:

    Before i read the book i thought it wasen’t a good book but then when i had read it i thought it was a really good book i couldn’t stop reading it, it was so good.
    I read it in one day.
    The book makes me think about my family and that anything can happen to them and it made me understand that i shouldn’t fight with my family so much about small things.
    For example the family rules about staying out late at weekends, when i come home too late and things like that. We have discussions.
    What did you think about when you wrote this book ?

  53. AliceKuipers said on May 31, 2012 at 12:35 pm:

    When I write any of my books, I think about the characters and the relationships they have with their families. Sometimes when I’m writing, I want everyone just to get on and not fight, but I know that wouldn’t be true to the characters so I have to let them follow their own path. I’m glad you enjoyed the book.

  54. Deborah Mitton said on May 31, 2012 at 1:20 am:

    Hi, I wrote 500 words story for your workshop. Is it too late to submit?

  55. AliceKuipers said on May 31, 2012 at 12:33 pm:

    Not at all – just submit it on the Wattpad discussion thread (the link is in the post on Wattpad). I’m trying to read as much as possible!

  56. Rosabella said on May 31, 2012 at 12:15 am:

    Okay. Thanks! I’ll wait for your other tips :)

  57. Rosabella said on May 30, 2012 at 3:39 am:

    Hi maam Alice Kuipers! I’m just fourteen years old. But since when I was a kid, I already love to bring notebooks and write some observations on it that I noticed from other people. And now, I’m starting to write at Wattpad. I guess I need your advice for me to be a better writer.

    Thanks a lot!

  58. AliceKuipers said on May 30, 2012 at 3:01 pm:

    Thanks! I hope the Wattpad course is helpful – I’m writing the next post today for Monday. I think having a notebook with you is a great way to make you a better writer – make sure you listen to things people say, you write down the details as they actually are rather than how you think they are (or how you’d like them to be), and take every opportunity to find the story within.

  59. Josh DeLaRoche said on May 23, 2012 at 4:05 pm:

    Ok so I really enjoyed this book because the way it was written i thought was really intresting because it was something different. I was alittle upset about how the book ended, but all together it was really good.

  60. AliceKuipers said on May 23, 2012 at 5:39 pm:

    Thanks, Josh. (I took out the four words when you told the end for anyone who hasn’t read it yet! ;-) ) I was very glad to get your feedback. Ali

  61. Glory Nwora said on May 17, 2012 at 10:19 pm:

    Hi i was wondering if any of your books were going to to be turned into a movie beavuse that would be a great idea.

  62. AliceKuipers said on May 22, 2012 at 8:15 pm:

    Not yet! But thanks for the feedback – I appreciate it.
    Ali

  63. michelle said on April 27, 2012 at 5:48 pm:

    Dear Alice, okay??
    I am a producer of theater productions and phaco 12 years, I read your book Life on the refrigerator door and loved it! I wonder if we could adapt it for a theater piece in Brazil, and would cost the copyrights by 03 years. IN Brazil usually have a value and then closed we allocated 10 percent of box office each day of the show for the author.
    No more waiting your return soon.
    Thank you
    Michelle

  64. AliceKuipers said on April 30, 2012 at 4:21 pm:

    Hi Michelle,
    I’ve replied directly to your email address. Thanks very much,
    Alice

  65. jérôme Vincent said on April 22, 2012 at 2:37 am:

    Dear Mrs Kuipers
    I’m Jérôme Vincent, editor of yabook.fr, a french professional website.
    We would be very happy to issue an interview from you. If you agree with this, please let me know at your early convenience so that I can send you some questions for the interview.
    Thank you for consideration in this matter, and I’m looking forward to
    hearing from you soon.
    Best regards,
    Jérôme

  66. AliceKuipers said on April 23, 2012 at 3:13 pm:

    Bonjour!
    I replied to your email address from my yahoo account (listed below in an earlier reply). You can also find me on Facebook.
    Warmest wishes,
    Alice

  67. David said on April 19, 2012 at 12:13 pm:

    Hello Alice,

    It is always a pleasure to hear you speak. Your ten tips for reading were thoughtful and entertaining.

    Here is the link to my blog where I publically wrestle with words.

    http://oneplanetonegear.blogspot.ca/

  68. AliceKuipers said on May 7, 2012 at 4:46 pm:

    I’ve been really enjoying reading these poems! Thanks, Ali

  69. AliceKuipers said on May 7, 2012 at 4:47 pm:

    I’ve been really enjoying reading these. Thanks!

  70. Birgitta Flodén said on April 18, 2012 at 3:54 pm:

    Hi,
    Sorry, no Top Tip or prompt for other writers but a BIG thank you. Just found your page when looking around for information on you and your books as a friend and colleague recommended your book Life on the Refrigerator Door as perfect for my Swedish students learning English. And so I found this gem!

    With your permission I will use your tips, images and texts about writing in class for my students. A real inspiration and so pedagogical. You have just planned some of my lessons! In addition our next texts in English class are all about Canada. Spot on.

    Year 8 will be delighted as we have spent a lot of time since September 2010 on William Shakespeare working on an eTwinning project with King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon. So it is time to focus on something else as we will close the project in the summer. Writing texts with tips from a real writer. What could be more interesting.

    Warm regards

    Birgitta Flodén
    Hässelbygårdsskolan
    Stockholm
    Sweden

  71. AliceKuipers said on April 18, 2012 at 4:10 pm:

    Thanks, Birgitta. And please do use as many of the tips/prompts and ideas as you find to be helpful. That’s what they’re for, so of course you have my permission! Say hello to your Year 8s for me.
    Warmest wishes,
    Ali

  72. hayley said on April 18, 2012 at 9:16 am:

    hey i was just want to say i love the book.
    is the book true
    because that iw aht happend with my really close friends ;(

  73. AliceKuipers said on April 18, 2012 at 3:15 pm:

    Hi Hayley,
    The story is made-up, but based on a lot of research which I did by reading, watching videos and talking to people who had gone through this. Thanks for letting me know you loved the book! Ali

  74. Janice Cook said on April 13, 2012 at 6:18 pm:

    Hi Alice,
    I would like to speak to you about a project I’m working on, but I’m unable to find a current email address for you…last one I used to talk to you was at sasklibrary. Do you have a current contact I can use?
    Thank You ,
    Janice Cook

  75. AliceKuipers said on April 16, 2012 at 3:33 pm:

    Hi Janice
    My email address is kuips1@yahoo.co.uk or you can find me on Facebook.
    Sorry not to get back to you until today, I spend Fridays and the weekends with my little guys and I don’t get much computer time in!
    Ali

  76. Genevieve said on April 10, 2012 at 12:28 am:

    Hi Alice,
    I haven’t read Life on the Refrigerator Door yet, but I just finished reading The Worst Thing She Ever Did. It was an incredibly meaningful book to me. It was similar to something that I went through and reading it helped to open my eyes. Since reading this book, I have tried going back to writing in an old journal that I have, and so far it’s really helped. Thanks so much for writing this book, it really helped me through a difficult time.

  77. AliceKuipers said on April 10, 2012 at 4:33 pm:

    Thank you for letting me know. I find writing helps me think and rethink all sorts of things so I’m glad you’ve pulled out your old journal. Warmest wishes and good luck. Ali

  78. Leona said on April 5, 2012 at 3:59 am:

    Hi Ali. Thanks for the shout-out. I like the advice you offered at Stuck in YA Books: “Just write.” So simple, so true.

  79. Pippa said on March 22, 2012 at 4:17 pm:

    alice, i think many of the readers of Life on the Refrigerator Door feel the same as i do, as i can see from the comments they do. I am 13 and i also have dyslexia, Life on the refrigerator door is the only book i have been able to read on my own with out getting my mum to read it out, or just completely missing the point of the story after not under standing most of the words. Life on the Refrigerator Door has really helped me to start looking for books that i can read without worrieing about not being able to finish it. It is such a meaning full book and i really enjoyed reading it (Twice!). I am doing a presentaition on the book in school for english, if you could give me any tips or even a quote i can use, i would really appreciate it!

    thank you,
    Pippa

  80. AliceKuipers said on March 22, 2012 at 6:01 pm:

    Hi Pippa,
    Thanks so much for writing and letting me know you enjoyed Life on the Refrigerator Door. I hope your presentation goes well. How about this as a tip for you to use in your presentation: read anything you can, be it a novel or a shampoo bottle. That’s how I grew to love reading and I think everyone should feel free to read whatever they want.
    You’re obviously very hard working and I wish you great success in whatever you do.
    Warmest wishes,
    Ali

  81. AliceKuipers said on March 21, 2012 at 4:40 pm:

    Thank you very much, Rachel!

  82. AliceKuipers said on March 21, 2012 at 4:39 pm:

    Paige, your note is wonderful for a writer to read. Thank you so much for letting me know that Life On The Refrigerator Door is getting you started on a reading journey. The fact you are so determined is inspiring for the rest of us.

  83. Rachel said on March 17, 2012 at 9:53 am:

    This is a great book which effected me a lot! I’ve start hugging my mom more often, and I’ve learned to appreciate the time I got with her.
    I loosed some tears at the end of the book just like many others did, and that means that this is a truly great book to read.
    Now I’ve given it to my mom so she can read it as well !

  84. Paige Stewart said on March 16, 2012 at 1:31 pm:

    life on the refrigerator door is the only book i have ever read cover to cover. i am 18 and i have dyslexia, ever since i can remember i have struggled to read and wright, but i have learnt to live with it and i know that the more i read and wright the easier it will come. this is more and thank you then anything, a thank you for a book that i could be engaged by but is also a easy read that i can keep up with. you are probably reading through this picking up my spelling and grammar mistakes but I’m sure you can understand what I am trying to say and thats all that maters.

    many thanks,
    Paige Taylor Stewart

  85. Rachel said on March 14, 2012 at 5:07 pm:

    Hi Alice!
    This book is one of the best I’ve ever read! It effected me a lot since it made me think about my mom, and how it would make me feel if anything will ever happen to her. I am also 15 and having a boyfriend. And I’m busy with school and handball, so it’s not so often that I see my mom.
    After I read the book I start hugging my mom more often, and it made me appreciate life even more! Close to the end of the book I just had to loose some tears… So this is a really great book !

  86. Nicole Clapson said on March 10, 2012 at 12:30 am:

    Hi Alice! You came to my school today (Red Wing School) adnd you inspired me to write a novel and to become a author! Thanks so much Alice!

  87. Nicole said on March 9, 2012 at 10:11 pm:

    Hi Alice!!!! You came to my school today (Red Wing School) and inspired me to write a novel and to become a author just like you! Thank you sooooooo much Alice!!

  88. AliceKuipers said on February 26, 2012 at 3:20 am:

    Hi Zara,
    When I first set up this site, I wrote ten tips to help writers get published (have a look in the tips section in the top right hand corner of the home page). I think the best thing to do is to keep sending work out, to listen to feedback, to expect rejection, to write as if no-one is ever going to read it and then to edit more times than you first thought possible. One day (hopefully soon) publishers will give you more positive feedback, maybe even asking to read more of your work. Oh, and always make sure you send your writing to the places that publish your sort of work – there’s no point asking a romance publisher to publish your YA fantasy novel, for example! Good luck!
    Alice

  89. Zara Hoffman said on February 26, 2012 at 2:44 am:

    I’m a young aspiring author, do you have any advice for those trying to break into the publishing world?

  90. Lily said on February 23, 2012 at 5:54 am:

    It is a very nice novel!!! I love it very much because it’s a short novel expressing complicated thoughts and relationships…

  91. Beáta Siklósi said on February 20, 2012 at 7:59 pm:

    Life on the Refrigerator Door is indeed a great book! I am also one of those who cried while reading. And when I started to read it I couldn’t put it down till I finished it. I hope I will never be in a situation like the girl from the book.
    Greetings from Croatia

  92. Alice Kuipers said on February 14, 2012 at 10:32 pm:

    Thanks!
    Thank you for telling me how the book made you feel. Warmest wishes,
    Alice Kuipers

  93. Anonymous said on February 14, 2012 at 9:14 am:

    This book was the best book i have ever read!
    Could not put it down!

  94. Anonymous said on February 6, 2012 at 1:41 pm:

    Tears
    a book that i had no idea where it was going, but when it finished i was just sittting there crying. emotional and just amazing book.

  95. Anonymous said on January 30, 2012 at 3:11 pm:

    Dear Frabes, if your reading this we’re all behind you. We are so sorry about what happened to your dad and want you to know we think you’re coping so well! Be the big brave girl you are, good luck x

  96. Anonymous said on January 29, 2012 at 11:34 pm:

    It made me cry!
    Every time my mom goes out, I kiss her and hug her. And that’s not usual for me or her!and when she comes back, I kiss her and hug her again and ask her about her day, I make her tell me every exact thing happened to her. I’m just scared that one day something happens to her.

  97. Anonymous said on January 29, 2012 at 5:18 pm:

    The book i thought i would never read.

    this book is the greatest book i have read, i love the whole concept of the book and the way it is written. and i just want to say whoever this has happened to i think about you and hope the best for you mums and family. Life on the refigerator door has been a great book which i love reading, i read this book a long time ago and i still do because it’s just so wonderful.

  98. Anonymous said on January 27, 2012 at 11:34 pm:

    It is a sad but true book. My mother died of cancer in early Jan 2012. I read this book in one evening and cried when I have realised what this was about. It is absolutely true – this happens in real life.

    When I read PS I love you, I cry because I miss my mother

  99. Anonymous said on January 27, 2012 at 6:12 pm:

    I feel the same way about my mother when I read this book.

    My mom died in January this year. I cried when I read PS I Love you

  100. Anonymous said on January 24, 2012 at 7:50 am:

    It was great I’m 12 year old and I enjoyed a lot!

  101. Anonymous said on January 23, 2012 at 10:54 pm:

    i thought this was an amazing book. it made me put my self in her shoes. suchhh a great bookkk!! :)

  102. Anonymous said on January 17, 2012 at 1:34 pm:

    I love this book soooooooooo much! I have read it at least 5 times, it never gets old! I am sorry to you all who have lost their mums’. I’ll think of you…

  103. Anonymous said on January 16, 2012 at 11:14 am:

    Amazing. I love this book i have read it 4 times and am about to read it again it is a very heart warming story which will never get old!
    Kfr x

  104. Anonymous said on January 10, 2012 at 5:49 am:

    right after i read the book for the first time.. my granma was diagnosed with breast cancer. i freaked out over that cause id just read this sad story. but luckyly today my granmas fine and im supposed to introduce the book to my class. Im really excited ♥
    I love the book and its story. ever since i bought it i read the book every year at least twice ♥

  105. Anonymous said on January 8, 2012 at 9:05 pm:

    Mum. I love you so much, and reading this book made me miss you more:-( You still feel so alive to me, and i love you forever and ever and ever. Nothing will ever make me forget you, love you trillions mopsicile xxxxxxxxxxx

  106. Anonymous said on December 15, 2011 at 1:18 pm:

    Lost my mum to cancer 5 yrs ago. Gee I miss her and her stupid jokes.
    She stuck them all in a scrap book for me. YAY!!!
    Cherish every moment you have your loved ones.

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