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Why I Became a Writer: I like cookies. When I was five years old there was a toddler that lived across the street that cried all the time. I remember the little girl’s mother sitting out on front porch, looking exhausted one morning. I walked over and asked her if her daughter would like me to tell her a story. I’m sure this young mom thought I was a strange but her daughter seemed to like my story enough to listen instead of cry. The mom said she would pay me with cookies if I came back the next day. I came back all summer. Stories and cookies. What could be better?

Why I write for people that are younger than I am: I like teenagers. There is something brutal and wonderful about not having a clue who you are.

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A close friend told me once that no matter how good we are at our jobs, when we’re finished we’re like a hand taken out of a bucket of water. The water closes in and it’s like we were never there. The other day I gave my students an essay by a RIDICULOUSLY successful author and many had NEVER heard of him. I mean, he was on the cover of TIME magazine a few years ago and has had two of his book

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“There is something brutal and wonderful about not having a clue who you are.”
Kristen Chandler

“There should be a rule against people trying to be funny before the sun comes up.”
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“The thing about an Alpha, male or female, is that they can lead. When things get desperate they attack instead of retreat.”
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Stephanie Fitzgerald Thanks, Kristen!😃📚


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