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Catherynne M. Valente
Catherynne M. Valente
American Writer
Born: May 5, 1979
Every Hurt Myself Time Writing You
Related authors: Dale Carnegie Denis Waitley Dr. Seuss H. L. Mencken Napoleon Hill Ray Bradbury W. E. B. Du Bois William Arthur Ward
Everyone has a right to cry uncle on a genre every once in awhile. I've done it myself. Sometimes you just can't bear another gear or pair of wings or vampire teeth. You go on a fast, and sometimes you come back, and sometimes you don't. Catherynne M. Valente
Myself You Sometimes Uncle Every Back Everyone Teeth Once Vampire Gear Wings Bear Come Cry Genre Another Go Done Just Pair Fast Right Awhile
No matter what you write, you actually can't help retelling a fairy tale somewhere along the way. Catherynne M. Valente
You Matter Somewhere Way Write Tale Along Fairy Fairy Tale Help Actually
Monsters almost always are culture's way of working out their fears and are thus inherently incredibly interesting and powerful. Catherynne M. Valente
Culture Fears Incredibly Monsters Way Out Almost Thus Powerful Always Interesting Working Inherently
Every writing teacher I ever had except for one told me I was an awful writer, had no idea what I was doing, and should stop immediately. It only took the one to tell me something different to light a fire under me. Catherynne M. Valente
Teacher Me Writing Light Fire Every Took Immediately Tell No Idea Something Only Except Writer Had Idea Doing Stop Different Should Ever Awful
Just about every science whiz can tell you how he or she took apart the TV or the radio when they were kids just to see how it worked. To see what the world was made of. Well, when I was a kid, I took apart fairy tales to see how they worked. To see what the world was made of. Catherynne M. Valente
You Science World Made Every Took Kid Kids Tell TV See About He He Or She Tales She Well Fairy Fairy Tales How Were Just Apart Worked Whiz Radio
For most of us, fanfiction is a non-issue. Even for midlist writers. We will never be popular enough for people to play in our worlds with any frequency. The problem for us is getting people to read and care about our books that much in the first place. Catherynne M. Valente
People Problem Care Will First Enough Worlds Our Books About Writers Never Most Read First Place Frequency Any Getting Place Us Much Popular Even Play
I have always been delighted when told there was a piece of fanfic inspired by a book of mine floating about. I don't read it for legal reasons, but I'm thrilled to know it's there. Someone cared. Someone loved it enough to spend their free time writing about it for free. Catherynne M. Valente
Time Legal Book Writing Free Enough Spend Mine About Someone Thrilled Delighted Inspired Free Time Know Piece Read Always Been Loved Reasons Floating Cared

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