Ned Hayes presented at a school assembly a great discussion of what it means to be a writer, what it takes to write a book, and an overview of his new bestselling novel THE EAGLE TREE. Presented on 3/24/2017 at Boston Harbor School

1. Ned Hayes
author of
THE EAGLE TREE

2. WRITER

3. READING

4. REALLY READING

5. REALLY, REALLY READING

6. I like to write stories

7. I started writing like this

8. Sometimes I write like this…

9. Or
like
this…

10. This is still best for me…

11. I brought some notebooks here
today…

12. While I’ve been writing
over the years, I’ve done
many different OTHER jobs…

13. Journalist

14. Carpenter

15. Teacher

16. Working for software companies…

17. My books started being published!

18. What would my next book be?

19. I started walking in the woods…

20. I started walking in the woods…

22. I remembered when I was
teaching…

23. One boy loved trees…

24. He was autistic…

25. Autism…

27. Autism
Spectrum
Disorder

28. Every good story starts with…
WHAT IF?

29. EXAMPLES of BOOKS…

34. WHAT IF he liked trees?

35. That meant I
would
have to
learn
about
trees…

36. There are so many different
kinds
of
trees…

37. Western
Hemlock

38. Oak

39. Gingko

40. Cypress

41. Box
Elder

42. Palm

43. Sassafras

44. Jacaranda

45. Mulberry

46. Douglas
Fir

47. Ponderosa
Pine

48. What if
you saw
this tree?

49. You’d want to climb it… !

65. Ponderosa
Pine

68. Photo
Synthesis

69. Carbon
Cycle
Air
Sun
light