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" In 2008, my one-and-a-half-year-old daughter, Sophia, suffered a grand mal seizure. It came from nowhere, for no apparent reason, and took hold of my little fairy-girl. "
Tony DiTerlizzi
Hold
Little
Nowhere
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" If you like my renditions of faerie-folk, then you will most certainly like Brian Froud's work. "
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" The most challenging and exciting aspect is the outline and formation of the plot points. This is the stage where the notion of the story begins to take shape, and I can see glimpses of what is to come. "
Tony DiTerlizzi
Stage
Begins
I Can
" My outlines can be 10-20 pages in length and focus primarily on the physical active plot over the emotional plot. "
Tony DiTerlizzi
Over
Active
Emotional
" I think, in real life, when we're facing death - that is, when we come out on the other side of it, whether it's death of a friend or a family member - you come out on the other side of the mourning cherishing your life that much more. "
Tony DiTerlizzi
Life
Friend
Family
" With the success of 'Spiderwick,' it's allowed me to be able to have the freedom to really be able to tell the stories that I really wanted to tell, that I've always wanted to tell. "
Tony DiTerlizzi
Always
Tell
Success
" I was a tremendous fan of the original Kenneth Grahame short story, 'The Reluctant Dragon.' "
Tony DiTerlizzi
Dragon
Fan
Original
" I must confess that although I am quite passionate about the books I create for children, I am not the best oral storyteller. In fact, I stink at it. "
Tony DiTerlizzi
Best
Passionate
I Am
" If you want the beautiful moments to shine, you have to contrast that with dark and gruesome moments. That's the way life is. "
Tony DiTerlizzi
Shine
Dark
Life
" When you hear the words 'magic' and 'story', they will probably evoke thoughts of your favourite fairy tales from childhood. Storybook pages abound with all manner of magic: fantastical fairies, wish-granting genies, or even a certain boy wizard. "
Tony DiTerlizzi
Magic
Thoughts
Story
" Usually, an author writes a manuscript that is handed in to the editor. The editor will then work with an art director to find just the right illustrator for the job, and off they go. Many times, the illustrator and author never meet. "
Tony DiTerlizzi
Job
Art
Find
" I want my stories to be understood and enjoyed by anyone, so I need 'beta-readers' who will tell me when the plot is working or not working, and when my writing is concise or vague. "
Tony DiTerlizzi
Working
Writing
Want
" I can't remember a time when I wasn't inspired by 'Star Wars.' "
Tony DiTerlizzi
Wars
Star
Time
" The exciting thing about doing art for someone else's story is how I can translate their world through pictures, and that's always a pretty big challenge. "
Tony DiTerlizzi
Art
Story
World
" Balancing an illustrator and author can be tricky, but I was an illustrator mostly before I wrote my books. "
Tony DiTerlizzi
Wrote
Books
Balancing
" I would love having Winnie-the-Pooh stay here at the house. We could talk of food and what we were eating next. Maybe ponder that over a little morsel... and then take a little nap and dream of desserts. "
Tony DiTerlizzi
Love
Talk
Food
" I've always been a chameleon from book to book, like a director who does different films in the best possible way. "
Tony DiTerlizzi
Way
Always
Best
" I don't look at stories in genres. A good story is a good story, no matter what planet it happens on, whether the characters are mice or human or whatever. That's how I look at it. "
Tony DiTerlizzi
Look
Matter
Human
" I love making books for children. Big kids, little kids, old kids and new. "
Tony DiTerlizzi
Love
Books
Big
" If I rewind back to that period, I was 8 in 1977 when 'Star Wars' was in theaters. I saved up money, or my parents got me the 'Art of Star Wars' book. "
Tony DiTerlizzi
Back
Art
Parents
" I loved stories as a kid, both being read to me and enjoying on my own. All these stories inspired my imagination, and that's what I have always aimed at doing for my readers: ignite their imaginations. "
Tony DiTerlizzi
My Own
Imagination
Doing
" When you're in elementary school, you get these amazing assignments, like to come up with your own animal, come up with your own city, come up with your own planet, what do the people look like; you're very much encouraged to be as imaginative as possible. "
Tony DiTerlizzi
Animal
People
School
" I'd love to be an astronaut. I bet you get a better understanding of our planet seeing it from a distance. "
Tony DiTerlizzi
Seeing
You
Understanding
" When I was a kid, I loved to draw, and I was lucky because I had parents and teachers and grown-ups around who recognised and encouraged that. "
Tony DiTerlizzi
Lucky
Parents
Kid
" I think I've got a decent imagination. I hope some of my stories inspire other young imaginations. "
Tony DiTerlizzi
Think
Imagination
Inspire
" I love stories. I loved stories when I was a kid. My mom read stories to me all the time. "
Tony DiTerlizzi
Loved
Time
Mom
" I feel very proud in what we've created in the 'Spiderwick' stories. And, frankly, I am glad we are ending the series on a high-note. "
Tony DiTerlizzi
Feel
Stories
Proud
" I never want to dumb it down. If there's any simplification, it's just a simplification to make sure that the reader understands the point that the character is trying to make. "
Tony DiTerlizzi
Character
Want
Trying
" Illustrations can be a big window: a looking glass into the author's imagination. "
Tony DiTerlizzi
Window
Big
Glass
" I love books, and I love to read, and I had ideas for books that I thought would be neat to read. "
Tony DiTerlizzi
Books
Love
Ideas
" I obsess over things... especially my book projects. It can be very time consuming. "
Tony DiTerlizzi
Very
Over
Book