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" My stories include realistic fiction and fantasy. "
Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Realistic
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" I find getting the first draft down to be the biggest challenge. Every word, every punctuation mark, every plot point is a decision. It's much more fun to play with something that already exists. "
Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Fun
Down
" For me, it's been a treat to interact with authors who were publishing when I was a young reader. Judy Blume once gave me a pep talk at a writing conference. I had a short story featured in the same anthology as Beverly Cleary. Magic. "
Cynthia Leitich Smith
Treat
Writing
Story
" Big picture, it's amazing to create characters and see them brought to life in the art. And to love that art. But I especially enjoy writing a character with heightened powers that aren't especially useful to him. "
Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Love
Life
" I'm fond of my werecats, if only because I have four real-world felines staring at me as I type. "
Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Only
Because
" Children and teens take in stories to the deepest imaginable level. What we put on the page can change the people they'll become and the course of their lives. "
Cynthia Leitich Smith
Change
Children
Deepest
" In terms of graphic versus prose, I could probably do a lecture on that topic. But what stood out most was the difference in pacing the language and resulting scenes. One illustration can do so much for the reader. "
Cynthia Leitich Smith
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