![]() Writers, I think, often know without hesitation, that they areĭestined to write. If you are not sure you want to be a writer, gravitate towards the ting Writing is a difficult profession, and one must be very determined toĪchieve a publication. Unless you absolutely adore writing and words, you won’t possess the drive to O: Well, I think the foremost attribute an aspiring writer must have is a dedicated passionįor writing. Yourself‐who are considering becoming writers? Read classics, but also enjoy contemporary literature.Į: To end on a *slightly cliche note, do you have any advice for young people‐younger than And with a word of advice: read in a balanced fashion. Having great authors’ words swirling around in your head But there are so many! I find Austen’s social commentaryĮxtraordinarily witty and observant, which I strive to do myself.Į: How important is reading to becoming a writer? I do love movies, but I definitely prefer paper.Į: If you could meet and chat with one particular author living or dead, who would you ![]() Intensity or message as the original book. I feel that film adaptations of novels often don’t deliver the same emotional The earlier the better.Į:Once you are published, would you ever want one of your books to be adapted into a O: My ultimate goal is to get published before I’m thirty. Also, if i’m writing a reallyĬharged scene, I like to listen to aggressive rap.Į: Ideally, when would you like to publish a novel? ![]() Specific character, I listen to songs that remind me of them. O: Usually, I try not to listen to music while writing, but sometimes, when I’m creating a Listen to any particular music that provokes you to write? Seeing these individuals evokeĮmotion in me and many others is such a powerful concept, and someday I hope to achieveĮ: Sometimes you must explore other creative works to help produce your own. Oscar Wilde, Ernest Hemingway, and Rainbow Rowell. More recently, I’ve been inspired by authors like One novel of hers’ isĬalled Kira Kira, and it made me bawl. O: Yes, definitely Cynthia Kadohata, who writes children’s books. Since then, it’sĮ: Were there any authors that inspired you to write? After looking over my work, I realized “hey, this doesn’t suck”. O: It was the summer of 6th grade, and I started writing little stories because I needed to My parents never gave me a middle name, which i’ve always foundĮ: When did you realize you wanted to be a writer? Her natural habitat, while she types away at her newest story due for her college creativeĮlizabeth: So, here you are, the wizard of words, the deacon of dialog. Name attached to it this summer, so keep a lookout. Odessa is planning to publish work with her real Story myself, I can testify its’ greatness. Reasons) attempting to find her work would be near impossible. She goes by a pseudonym (which I cannot disclose for obvious At only 16, she has gotten a short story published in the national youth
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