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Cynthia Kadohata
Cynthia Kadohata
American Writer
Born: Jul 2, 1956
About Almost Book Decided Myself Writing
Related authors: Dale Carnegie Denis Waitley Dr. Seuss H. L. Mencken Napoleon Hill Ray Bradbury W. E. B. Du Bois William Arthur Ward
I try to find my deepest, often hidden feelings about what's working and what's not. This is difficult because I do lie to myself without being aware that that's what I'm doing. Cynthia Kadohata
Myself Lie Try Feelings Difficult Hidden Find About Because Without Doing Often Being Working Aware Deepest
I hate thinking about writer's block! I don't have writer's block much, knock on wood, but if I do, I think it's usually because I haven't done enough research and am therefore unable to create a fully realized world. Cynthia Kadohata
Hate World Research Think Thinking Enough Unable About Writer Knock Because Am Block Done Wood Realized Create Much Fully Therefore
In 1982, when I was almost 26 years old, I decided I wanted to write fiction. I'd majored in journalism in college, and I'd always assumed I would write nonfiction. Cynthia Kadohata
Old College Assumed Would Write Almost Journalism Always Nonfiction Years Fiction Wanted Decided
It took seven years from the day I decided I wanted to write fiction to actually getting a book published. Cynthia Kadohata
Day Book Took Seven Write Years Getting Fiction Wanted Decided Published Actually
'Weedflower' was already in the copyediting phase when I heard about the Newbery award, so it didn't really influence my writing of that book, but since then, I have become more aware of having an audience. Cynthia Kadohata
Book Writing Become About Having More Since Audience Heard Influence Then Really Award Aware Phase
At the time I was writing 'Weedflower,' my friend Naomi Hirahara was writing a book about Japanese-American flower farmers. She knew quite a few elderly farmers and put me in touch with four or five of them who had been in camps during WWII. Some, like my father, were reluctant to talk about their experiences. Cynthia Kadohata
Time Me Book Writing Father Few Flower Some About My Friend Touch Reluctant Had Put Knew Like Talk Naomi She WWII Were Been Friend Five Camps Quite Experiences Them Elderly Farmers Who Four

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