Authors4Teens.com provides extended biographical information about contemporary authors who write for the teenage audience. When last visited, the database indexed 46 individuals. Central to a compilation of data for each writer is text from an interview with Dr Don Gallo. Interviews are structured for the purpose of guiding each conversation toward their daily life. The reasoning behind this approach is to retrieve a sense of what it is like to be an individual who earns a living by writing. The ultimate purpose for which the database and interviews are created is to encourage young people to both read and write. The result is an insightful discussion probing why people choose to write and how their topics are chosen. Entries are designed to inform and potentially intrigue teenagers. Interview questions tapping into the life of the writer are the source for that particular portion of entries reporting hobbies and interests. These matters are not typically printed in biographical reference works.
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