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Stories are my world

Hi, I’m Alice.

I’m happy you’ve found your way to my website where I share my newest book (a mystery…) and all the books that got me here.

Tell me, what are you reading? What books do you love?

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Discover my latest book release—learn what inspired the story and where you can find it at your favorite bookstore.

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A guide that I wrote after years of writing books for young readers. I share with you how to write for children and young adults, from igniting an initial idea to creating a finished draft.

In Spark, I give you tips on writing for readers both young and young at heart, all while discussing the importance of travelling through passion, purpose, joy, and fear across the creative process.

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Spark: Alice Kuipers on Writing for Kids & Young Adults

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The Death of Us

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Me (and) Me

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Life on the Refrigerator Door

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Alice Kuipers

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Through memoir, crime fiction, essays, and coaching, my through-line has always been writing. Even during a hectic day with the kids around (I have four), putting words on the page is my way of figuring out this messy complicated world. I’ve written a lot of books and, after many years of publishing books for children and young adults, I’m exploring a new world: mystery and the secrets we keep…

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I’m currently at work on an adult mystery novel focused on fractured relationships, long-held secrets, and what happens when a community is forced to tell the truth about itself.

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