I don't know of anyone who didn't want to be some kind of super hero when they were a kid. Didn't matter whether you were Wonder Woman or Superman. Running through the back yard with a sheet tied around your neck, you took on the bad guys and saved the day.
That's what we need again. People who hero up and defend the written word for all the other young heroes yet to be. With many bookstores closing at a frightening pace and an ever increasing number of poorly written vanity press or thrown together self-published ebooks flooding the market today, who is willing to step in and make sure only the best stories are there for today's young readers?
I've decided to start a campaign where I challenge all writers to think back to that time in their own childhood when they believed they could save the world and then grab a cape and hero up.
HERO UP FOR THE CHILD WITHIN YOU!
For the little boy or girl who hugged their first library book like it was some newly discovered treasure chest just waiting to be explored.
HERO UP FOR THE CHILD YOU MEET TODAY!
For the child sitting in front of you at a school visit, ready and eager to join you on some grand adventure to faraway lands.
HERO UP FOR THE CHILDREN OF THE FUTURE!
For those young minds yet to be who will need a hero like you to protect the magic and ensure there will be great stories waiting for them when the time comes.
It doesn't take much to save the world. Just the belief that somewhere deep inside you lies the ability to ignite a powerful love of reading in those who wait in the shadows, starving for a good story. Readers just waiting for someone like YOU to grab a cape and HERO UP!
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