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Gail Carson Levine
Gail Carson Levine
American Author
Born: Sep 17, 1947
Child Come Me Think Today Writing
Related authors: F. Scott Fitzgerald Frederick Douglass Helen Keller Henry David Thoreau Joyce Meyer Mark Twain Og Mandino Zig Ziglar
My interest in the theater led me to my first writing experience as an adult. My husband David wrote the music and lyrics and I wrote the book for a children's musical, 'Spacenapped' that was produced by a neighborhood theater in Brooklyn. Gail Carson Levine
Music Me Experience Book Writing Husband First Lyrics Musical Neighborhood Brooklyn David Adult Wrote Led Children Theater Interest Produced
If a big person invests time in reading, kids learn reading is important, the child is important, words are important, stories are important. Gail Carson Levine
Time Words Important Big Reading Kids Learn Child Person Stories
I grew up in New York City. In elementary school, I was a charter member of the Scribble Scrabble Club, and in high school, my poems were published in an anthology of student poetry. Gail Carson Levine
School Club Member High City High School Poems Charter Poetry Student New Were Anthology Up Scrabble York New York New York City Grew Scribble Elementary Elementary School Published
Most of my job life has had to do with welfare, first helping people find work and then as an administrator. The earlier experience was more direct and satisfying, and I enjoy thinking that a bunch of people somewhere are doing better today than they might have done if not for me. Gail Carson Levine
Life Work Today Me Experience People Better Welfare Job Somewhere First Enjoy Thinking Administrator Find Direct More Had Most Doing Bunch Than Done Might Then Helping Helping People Satisfying Earlier
I wrote as a kid, but I never wanted to be a writer, particularly. I had been drawing and painting for years and loved that. Gail Carson Levine
Painting Kid Drawing Writer Never Had Particularly Wrote Been Years Wanted Loved
I found that I was much more interested in writing and that I didn't like the illustrating at all. I had always been the hardest on myself when I drew and painted. I am not hard on myself when I write. I like what I write, so it is a much happier process. Gail Carson Levine
Myself Writing Drew More Write Had Like Always Am Been Process Happier Interested Much Hard Painted Found Hardest Illustrating
I have a very vivid memory of the way my parents spoke, and the 50's that I grew up in are closer to the 20's, I think, than today in many, many ways. Gail Carson Levine
Today Memory Parents Think Way Ways Vivid Spoke Up Very Than Closer Grew Many
I make mistakes on a very grand scale. Gail Carson Levine
Mistakes Scale Make Very Grand
My good ideas are shy. But if they see that I treat the stupid ideas with respect, they come forward. Gail Carson Levine
Good Respect Treat Stupid Good Ideas See Come Ideas Forward Shy
I loved fairy tales as a kid, so that's where my mind gravitates. Gail Carson Levine
Mind Kid Tales Fairy Fairy Tales Where Loved
As a child, I loved fairy tales because the story, the what-comes-next, is paramount. As an adult, I'm fascinated by their logic and illogic. Gail Carson Levine
Logic Paramount Adult Tales Fairy Fairy Tales Because Child Loved Story Fascinated
Managing to tell a story is very gratifying. Gail Carson Levine
Tell Very Managing Story Gratifying
Get to know your kids' minds and how they think. Gail Carson Levine
Think Minds Kids Know How Get Your

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