MattTerrill

Author of Leo the Leper and the Senseless World, High School English Teacher, Husband, Dad to two boys, Watcher of The Office

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Read the first chapter of Leo the Leper here: https://t.co/GnYlC4rX2Z

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My book was picked up by Fire & Ice, a YA publisher. Woo! It should hit digital (and a few physical) shelves next fall. Thanks to Stephanie Cardel at #goldenwheat for tirelessly helping me on this project. Can't wait to see this book in "real life"! #YA #writing #finally

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Hey, I'm starting a youtube channel called Mr. T's Strategies where I present teaching tips. The first video is on Nearpod: https://t.co/g09aAddhhq

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My attempt at a viral tweet...

#superbowl #halftimeshow #weeknd #us

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First attempt at a literature meme! #NineteenEightyFour #memes.

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“The God whom we worship is not a weak and incompetent God. He is able to beat back gigantic waves of opposition and to bring low prodigious mountains of evil. The ringing testimony of the Christian faith is that God is able.” - MLK

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First tweet in a long time. Did I miss anything?

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@ARileyGuertin @TheWriteShadow Man, that must be an amazing feeling. Congrats!!!!!!

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Teaching memory: When Randy told Ponyboy that the rumble change anything, I jumped on a desk and hit the PPT clicker. It said IMPORTANT QUOTE!! and played techno music with bright flashing colors. Caught my kids off guard. Gotta keep'em on their toes! #sehinton #outsiders

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I love crap like this: https://t.co/Of4PTAMmsx. I added some slight details like this in my own novel. You kind of figure that no one will notice...but how cool is it if they do? Makes me want to add footnotes like "You should probably reread that paragraph." #amwriting

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Apparently, this is how my son eats apples. The top half... including the core! What?? We had to stop him. https://t.co/f5YVSZnDIa

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#AMonsterCalls is definitely one of my favorite books to teach every year. Some students assume it's another run-of-the-mill horror story, but OH MAN are they wrong. Themes of isolation, death, acceptance, and The Truth hit hard. So good. #ya #patrickness

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Unrelated to writing, but I'm training for a marathon! I ran 8 miles the other day. I wasn't dying, but... I definitely could not have ran it another 3.275 times.

Actually, the marathon does relate to my quest plot! Did not make that connection until now. #amwriting

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I just signed up with #Outschool as a side-gig. You can pretty much teach whatever you're passionate about, so I'm starting a Harry Potter book study. I'm expecting classes of about 5 kids or so? Should be fun! #reading

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You guys set word-count goals on a monthly or weekly basis? Or do you just kind of... go for it? #amwriting

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@JanelleLeonard2 @StephanieCardel @GoldenWheatLit Thanks! Glad to be part of it! Everyone has been so welcoming.

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I’m happy to announce that I’m signing with @StephanieCardel at @GoldenWheatLit! One step closer to being a published author! Woo!

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@mattwardwrites Man... I think it's admirable to write a novel in a month, but... seriously, how do people do it? It took me a couple years, and I was proud of that!

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@paul_cude Those covers are pretty dope!

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@ejudds Congrats! That must be a great feeling!