American - Author | September 17, 1947 -
'EIla Enchanted' began in a marvelous writing course at New York City's The New School.
Gail Carson Levine
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I had to write something and couldn't think of a plot, so I decided to write a Cinderella story because it already had a plot! Then, when I thought about Cinderella's character, I realized that she was too much of a goody-two-shoes for me, and I would hate her before I finished ten pages.
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As a child, I loved fairy tales because the story, the what-comes-next, is paramount. As an adult, I'm fascinated by their logic and illogic.
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It feels presumptuous to think of writing for adults.
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Most of the authors I liked were dead, so it didn't seem like a safe occupation.
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I was excited to make my own 'Neverland.'
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Ideas sometimes come from nowhere, and sometimes they take lots of thinking.
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Managing to tell a story is very gratifying.
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If a big person invests time in reading, kids learn reading is important, the child is important, words are important, stories are important.
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Get to know your kids' minds and how they think.
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Sometimes the kids come up with better endings than the real story.
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