Amanda

Dr. Amanda Jansen, a professor at the University of Delaware, authored Her work encourages teachers to treat mathematical ideas as unfinished drafts rather than final answers.

: A YA author who has discussed her creative process on the First Draft with Sarah Enni podcast, highlighting how books often start from collaborative ideas and rough initial concepts. Amanda

: Often shares "mood boards" and updates on her "messy and unhinged" first drafts, viewing the completion of a draft as the point where the "real work" of refining a story begins. Dr. Amanda Jansen