https://padlet.com/dctruby/011 Post a question you would like to ask the author of Spare Parts. Include your name if you are willing to have your name mentioned in the event. Put an asterisk (*) after your name if you are willing to ask the question yourself during the event. en-us 2017-09-01 12:54:41 UTC 2025-11-18 08:45:03 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2537032924 What is your next project your working on?
-Elishia]]> 2023-03-29 16:50:12 UTC https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2537032924 https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2537033075 How does it feel to have your book used as a learning model for college level English classes?]]> 2023-03-29 16:50:20 UTC https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2537033075 https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2537035102 2023-03-29 16:51:55 UTC https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2537035102 ylozanip https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2537036657 Did you ever consider yourself to be a talented writer?If so, when did you realize this?]]> 2023-03-29 16:53:08 UTC https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2537036657 https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2537037389 Did you make any connection with the people in the book, (the main four guys or the teachers) Spare Parts? Like did you relate to them in any way? ]]> 2023-03-29 16:53:42 UTC https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2537037389 https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2537037484 Do you know what the boys from your book are doing today?]]> 2023-03-29 16:53:46 UTC https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2537037484 https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2537037510 How did you learn about the story from Spare Parts, and what compelled you to write a book about it?
-Gage]]> 2023-03-29 16:53:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2537037510 https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2537038703 When you published the book Spare Parts, what were some reactions you wanted to see from readers.

-T'liyah]]> 2023-03-29 16:54:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2537038703 https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2537039647 What were your thoughts when you got selected for the international arm wrestling tournament? Were you surprised?]]> 2023-03-29 16:55:24 UTC https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2537039647 https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2537039756 Was writing a book a lifelong dream or a second thought?]]> 2023-03-29 16:55:29 UTC https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2537039756 https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2537042859 When you were a child, what did you aspire to be? Did you ever think as a child that you might write a book? What advice might you give someone that is thinking of writing a book?]]> 2023-03-29 16:57:53 UTC https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2537042859 https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2537043553 What kept you motivated while writing your book? What did you learn from the boys and how did that impact you as a writer? ]]> 2023-03-29 16:58:28 UTC https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2537043553 https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2537045077 Were their any parts of the book you changed a few times and if so why? ]]> 2023-03-29 16:59:36 UTC https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2537045077 https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538415230 What were your first impression of the boys from the beginning to the end after getting to know them.]]> 2023-03-30 13:40:29 UTC https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538415230 https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538415481 2023-03-30 13:40:39 UTC https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538415481 https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538415853 What made you wan’t to write Spare Parts?]]> 2023-03-30 13:40:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538415853 https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538416560 How were dialog and small interactions remembered? Was dialog altered or created while writing the book? ]]> 2023-03-30 13:41:21 UTC https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538416560 https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538416885 What motivated you to write about the 4 teens and their teachers ? Did you in any way relate to them in a way that you struggled finding something you love to do ? ]]> 2023-03-30 13:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538416885 https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538418120 Are you still in touch with anyone from the book?]]> 2023-03-30 13:42:22 UTC https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538418120 https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538419991 Was there any specific reason why you chose the book’s setting?]]> 2023-03-30 13:43:32 UTC https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538419991 https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538420794 Are there any interesting details that were left out of the book? if so, why? -Kevin]]> 2023-03-30 13:44:06 UTC https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538420794 https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538425287 What is a positive message that you want readers to gain from reading Spare Parts that they can apply in their life?

- Jonah Carnes ]]> 2023-03-30 13:46:46 UTC https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538425287 https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538429321 What was your favorite part of the book, and how has the story impacted your life post publication? 
- Alexa ]]> 2023-03-30 13:49:20 UTC https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538429321 https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538431140 What did your day look like while creating spare parts? ]]> 2023-03-30 13:50:26 UTC https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538431140 https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538575916 What influenced you into making each characters' personality fit the vibe of the book? -Ericson]]> 2023-03-30 15:20:38 UTC https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538575916 https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538579721 Are the boys still good friends? How often do they see each other? - Haeli]]> 2023-03-30 15:23:21 UTC https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538579721 https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538579859 Have you noticed any lasting changes in your life due to being motivated by the young men you wrote about?]]> 2023-03-30 15:23:26 UTC https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538579859 https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538580058 Were you able to meet with the four teens and their teachers at all before, during, and after the writing process?]]> 2023-03-30 15:23:34 UTC https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538580058 https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538581865 Did you ever believe you would become a writer and know that when you became older you would have a book that would be so influential and hit home for a lot of people?]]> 2023-03-30 15:24:46 UTC https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538581865 https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538582285 Are you still in contact with any of the boys or the teachers from the book? If so would you consider doing a short follow up story or interview of what they are up to these days? ]]> 2023-03-30 15:25:06 UTC https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538582285 https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538584146 How comprehensive was your interview process for each person involved with the story? Were you able to speak with everyone you wrote about, such as Dean Kamen or Lisa Spence? ]]> 2023-03-30 15:26:23 UTC https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2538584146 https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2544198231 What do you hope readers learn from your book?]]> 2023-04-04 22:08:41 UTC https://padlet.com/dctruby/011/wish/2544198231